In Window Vista this is very simple to format Pen Drive in NTFS File System.
Open My Computer > Right click pen Drive icon >Format > Choose File system in the File System dropdown box >start and waiting for some time….
But when you trying the same way in Windows XP, you don’t found NTFS option in format Window.So first active this option in Windows XP, So that you can format your pen drive in NTFS.
Follow these steps
1.Right click My Computer and select Properties.
2.Choose Hardware Tab and select the Device Manager.
3.Click on Disk drives and selects your pen drive.
4.Right click the pen drive icon and select properties.
5.Choose Policies tab and select the “Optimize for Performance” option
6.Click ok
7.Open My Computer
8.Right click pen drive icon and select format.
9.Choose NTFS in the File System dropdown box.
10.Click start and Waiting for some time…
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my pen drive not properly format pls help
Hey, thanks for this…!!
I really needed it, it works 100%
after that (THE DISK IS WRITE PRITECTED)
i have formated.
but use space is 40MB.
awesome… thanks..
16gb and 32gb usb sticks have a problem cant be formated with ntfs tried everything out there
Many thanks for this tip, thought i was going mad at first, but realised i was already that way anyway.
Thanks again, James
This is not a useful tips, only one option will create “NTFS”. But it is not suitable option for format pen drive
When I copy file to USB it is copied without any error until some extend and after that when I create folder automatically copied in to the new folder and that file has no file extension and naming using ASCII characters (UU) and size is 0KB
After that all files which I copied in to USB pen shown as like above
I tried to format Pen using NTFS as your instruction but end of the format it gives error “Windows was unable to complete the format”
I tried to format the pen using command prompt using following command
Format [Drive]: /FS:NTFS
But at the end it gives error “The second NTFS boot sector is unwriteable”
Using FAT32 pen can be formated but isuu is remaining
Please help
I have the same issue as Sanath, can’t format a 16GB Kingston Data Traveler, the whole information that I put into the drive just screw up! HELP!… (=
I have also the same problem just like sanath & yehanny; I have kingstone 32 GB data traveler-pen drive. after saving any file to pendrive it could not be retrieved….it may be MS WORD,EXEL,JPG,DVD OR ANY OTHER FORMAT OF DATA…..PLS HELP IN THIS REGARDS,
…ASHIT
I have a kingston 16gb usb flash drive….i followed the steps u have suggested and i got this: ” There is no disk in drive G. Insert a disk, and then try again….OK
it worksssssssssssss . good yaarrr
This methos is a basic to format pendrive.
But if the pendrive is in RAW system operation, this procedure does not work and the message ” Windows can not format” apear.
Bye……..
I have also the same problem just like sanath & yehanny; I have kingstone 32 GB data traveler-pen drive. after saving any file to pendrive it could not be retrieved….it may be MS WORD,EXEL,JPG,DVD OR ANY OTHER FORMAT OF DATA…..PLS HELP IN THIS REGARDS,
…ASHIT
not working on mine….still
looking for solution
This methos is a basic to format pendrive.
But if the pendrive is in RAW system operation, this procedure does not work and the message ” Windows can not format” apear.
Bye……..
After that (windows was unable to complete the format)
now what to do ?
Thanks,for this useful information,it works.
its not working with my kingston 2 gb pendrive….need help
my 32gb kingston pen drive is not totaly formatted. plzzz help me soon… thanks
Thank you so much for this. Works fine on my Kingston 16GB.
if it dont work with NTFS use fat32 worked with mine. thanks for the help.
when i am format with ntfs i saw a error
this error is window was unable to complete the format please regard me
After format (tried both FAT32&NTFS) with device management it shows 7.81GB RAW Healthy(Primary Partion) and asking to format again, after 100% format it says windows unable to complete format. What is this? Is this pen drive is useless or can be repaired or How can I format it in otherways? In its properties shows only 0 bytes.
It worked by converting to XFAT
not working on mine….still
looking for solution
format E: /FS:FAT32 (where E: is my pen drive name and FAT32 is the file system I want on the disk)
i’ve 64 gb pen drive which only works in windows 7 i am using windows xp plz help
Pen drive detects but not get formated
plz send me a soln on my E mail ID
thans alot
thank you
god bless you…………………………….
My usb flash drive cannot be open nor formatted because its error message reads disk is write protected. Please how do i remove this write protection and format the drive?
Format the pen drive using DOS.
It worked for me….. Open a command prompt and use the below command.
format E: /FS:FAT32 (where E: is my pen drive name and FAT32 is the file system I want on the disk)
Cheers!
Binu
great work
I can’t format my kingston 8gb pendrive by NTFS…………
hi i bought one 16GB pendrive, i put insert the system it ask, your pen drive not formated properly. if i format it wil shown as used space full & o capacity bytes.
Worked perfectly on my 8GB SanDisk flash drive…thanks a million
Hello
I will use your NTFS solution but Can’t format
and windows was unable to complete the format is given popup window
plz help me
connect your pendrive… insert windows xp setup cd/dvd… now run installation… when the drive format/setup screen appears.. select the pendrive & format it in NTFS or whatever you like.. hope it will solve your problem.
worked 100% on my kingston 8gb pendrive
)
thanks a lot
Already use for your method.
But no use
result for windows was unable to complete the format.
thanks i format my pen drive successively
thanks for support.
my pen drive is not format it’s”the disk is write protected”
please help
This worked thanks!!
thanks a lot,
this helped very much.
had to copy a 5+ gigabyte file, and offcoarse it didnt fit on my fat32 drive.. (only supports files smaller than 4 gig)
now when you try to format the 16 gig memory stick, only fat32 showed up as an option.
so the trick was to turn off this feature optimise for quick removal..
then ntfs showed up under format options
thanks a milion again, dj
Good, But i suggest that it needs some moderation
thanks man.it realy helped it lot
i have another problem,
when i using internet my computer c: drive free disk space is getting v less.i am not able to find where the unwanted file filling in c:drive. can u suggest solutions to my problem.