How to Format Pen Drive Using Command Prompt in Windows

How to Format Pen Drive Using Command Prompt in Windows

Formatting pen drive using command prompt in Windows PC
can be the most appropriate way for you if you want to full
format your pen drive but unable to format pen drive using
the normal method.
I have experienced that most of the computer users face
problem while formatting Pen Drive using the normal
method. Because sometimes, it takes too longer time to
format pen drive even after selecting the format option
“Quick Format” or sometimes it displays the error message
“Windows was unable to complete the format.”
This is the main reason, several Windows users asked me the
same query related to format pen drive using command
prompt in Windows such as: How can i format pen drive
using cmd prompt? What is the process of formatting pen drive through command prompt? How can i format my USB drive
using command prompt? How to format USB flash drive using command prompt in windows? Help me to format a pen
drive or memory card through command prompt in Windows etc.

If you are also facing the same problem in formatting pen drive or USB flash drive using normal method then this tutorial
will show you the exact step by step process to format pen drive using command prompt in Windows computers.
Here is the step by step instructions:

Step (1): First of all, connect Pen Drive or USB flash drive to your Computer.
Step (2): After connecting, check the letter assigned to the USB flash drive (whether it’s J: or G: or H:). Because, you will
have to specify the drive name in the format command while formatting pen drive.

 For the example: When I connected the Pen drive to my PC, I checked the drive name and it was H: as shown in above
screenshot.

Step (3): Next, press Win + R keys together to open the Run dialog box and type cmd then press Enter.

Step (4): After the press, Windows command prompt will appear on your screen. Type the following command in command
prompt and press Enter:

format /q /x H:

Where in the format command,
The q parameter stands for quick format
The x parameter forces the selected volume to dismount if required.
The letter “H” is the drive name. Please, replace the letter “H” with your drive name.
Step (5): Just after pressing Enter, it will display a message like “Insert new disk for drive H: and press ENTER when
ready…”

Step (6): So, simply press the Enter button. Now formatting of your Pen drive or USB flash drive will be started. You need to
wait until 100% is completed.
Step (7): Now, you will be able to see a message like “Initializing the File Allocation Table (FAT)… Volume label (11
characters, ENTER for none)?” which means format has been completed and waiting for your confirmation.

 Step (8): So just press Enter again. Once, the pen drive formatting process is completed you will see Format complete
message along with other details as shown below. That’s it!

 Thus, you can see how simple is to format pen drive using command prompt in Windows PC. If you want to quick
format pen drive, memory card, or another USB flash drive within second then formatting through command prompt is the
best option for you.
The most interested thing, this guide “formatting pen drive using command prompt” will appropriately work on all version
of Windows (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1, and Windows 10 operating system).
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us – if you know another appropriate way to format Pen drive using Command Prompt in Windows PC.