If you too have experienced similar problems while formatting a pen drive using the normal method, then this article will help you solve your problem effectively.
Let us see how we can format the pen drive using the command prompt.
Alternatively you can type the following all-in-one command:
FORMAT G: /FS:FAT32 /Q /V:MyName
and press The above command reformats the pen drive, using the FAT32 file system, and labels the drive MyName. Replace G: with the actual drive letter of your pen drive. For more help on this command, type the following on the command prompt and press :
FORMAT /?
Windows Vista and all higher versions of Windows support the above method of formatting. Using the command prompt in Windows is one of the simplest methods of formatting pen drive, memory card or a flash drive.
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