For any further query, feel free to contact us. Do let us know if your issue is resolved. Type format g: /FS:exFAT and then Enter to begin formatting the G drive as exFAT Right click on start and select Command Prompt (Admin).Ģ. If you wish to format external hard drive in exFAT follow the steps below.ġ. Now your USB Flash Drive is formatted with NTFS format. Press Start and wait while the process will be completed.ġ0. Right click on the USB Flash Drive and select Format. In addition, Quick Format and Enable Compression options are also available to perform formatting on USB flash drive. It comes with two types of file format systems, namely, FAT32 and NTFS.
By default, the Optimize for quick removal option selected, switch it to Optimize for performance and then pressOK.ħ. HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is one of the best free USB flash drive formatter software for Windows. Find the USB flash drive you want to format, and double-click it. Press Windows Key + R, type devmgmt.msc in the Search textbox and press Enter.Ĥ. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port.Ģ. However, you can still format the Flash Drive in the NTFS format. First of all, the speed of saving on the flash drive decreases (but the speed of reading data from the drive is the same), and you have to be more careful to always remove The reason behind this is that there are some disadvantages of NTFS usage in this case. I will be glad to assist you.īy default, Windows provides the option to format a USB flash drive with FAT or FAT32 file systems only, but not with NTFS (New Technology File System.) I understand your concern and frustration you have been through.
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