Post Description: how to format raw usb drive pen external drive reformat windows xp
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Posted On: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:01 pm
man, today i made a big mistake, i was installing a new OS on a new server, i had backup some files from that server on my USB external drive and i reformatted the whole drive in the process, then when i tried to get my files using a windows computer, all the data was gone, what was worst i could get any data to be saved in the drive now. so it looks like the partition was gone also.
when i tried to add a folder, this is the error i got: Unable To Create Folder
when i tried to refort it, it didn't do anything:
so i was stuck here, i didn't know what to do next.
finally, i found the solution to this problem,
so here is how you would fix or reformat your external USB drives, whether is a disk drive or a flash card aka pen drive (pin drive??)
step1. go to start > settings > control panel (see image)
> Administrative Tools (see image)
> Computer Management (see image)
Once you are in computer management, you will see "Disk Management" select "Disk Management and on the right side, you will see your drives.
CAUTION: make sure you ONLY FOLLOW THESE STEPS ON THE DRIVE FOR ASSIGNED TO YOUR USB DRIVE. NEVER DO THE C: DRIVE. SO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHICH LETTER IS THE YOUR USB DRIVE. I TAKE NO RESPONSABILITY ON ANY DATA LOST.
now that i gave you my WARNING, lets continue. and right click on your USB Drive, in my case, its letter F: so i right click on the F: Drive and select "Format". This is how it should look like on the pictures below.
now when you have selected "Format" you will get a warning:
This is the active partition on this disk. All data on the partition will be lost. Are you sure you want to format this partition?
Since i don't have anything on my USB Drive, I click on "Yes"
after you have clicked yes, it will take you to another windows and populate your information, this is my example:
Volume labe: Wolverine
Files System: NTFS
Allocation unit size: Default
[x] Perform a quick format
[ ] Enable file and folder compression
After you have populated all the fields, click OK
After you click OK, you will get a warning pop-up window:
WARNING: formatting will erase all data on this volume.
To format the volume, click OK. To quit, click Cancel.
Click OK to continue...
oh crap.. i got this error popup window:
The format did not complete successfully
Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:00 pm
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Reply #850
maybe you need to create a fat32 partition? if so, this is how i would do it:
creating fat32 volumes
the disk management snap-in in windows xp is a tool for managing your hard disks and the volumes or partitions that they contain. use disk management to create new fat32 volumes, or format an existing volume to use the fat32 file system. you can format basic and dynamic volumes to use fat32.
create a fat32 partition or logical drive
to create a new fat32 partition or logical drive in windows xp, follow these steps:
1. log on as administrator or as a member of the administrators group.
2. click start, then right-click my computer, and then click manage.
3. in the console tree, click disk management.
4. in the disk management window, do one of the following:
• to create a new partition, right-click unallocated space on the basic disk where you want to create the partition, and then click new partition.
-or-
• to create a new logical drive in an extended partition, right-click free space on an extended partition where you want to create the logical drive, and then click new logical drive.
5. in the new partition wizard, click next.
6. click the type of partition that you want to create (primary partition, extended partition, or logical drive), and then click next.
7. specify the size of the partition in the partition size in mb box, and then click next.
8. assign a drive letter or drive path to your new partition or logical drive, and then click next.
9. click format this partition with the following settings, and then do the following:
• click fat32 in the file system box.
• type a name for the volume in the volume label box.
if you want, you can also change the disk allocation unit size, or specify whether you want to perform a quick format.
10. click next.
11. confirm that the options that you selected are correct, and then click finish.
