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How to Format a USB Using CMD (Command Prompt)

source: https://www.wikihow.com/Format-a-USB-Using-Cmd

A step-by-step guide to use the Command Prompt to reformat and clean a flash drive

  1. Plug your USB drive1 into your computer.
  2. Open Command Prompt as an administrator:
    • Option 1: Go to the Start menu, type CMD, and select Run as administrator.
    • Option 2: Press WIN + R, type cmd, and press ↵ Enter.
  3. Type diskpart and press ↵ Enter.
  4. Type list disk and press ↵ Enter.
  5. Type select disk [Your disk] and press ↵ Enter.
  6. Type clean and press ↵ Enter.
  7. Type create partition primary and press ↵ Enter.
  8. Type format fs=ntfs and press ↵ Enter.
  9. Type assign letter=[letter] and press ↵ Enter.
  10. Type exit and press ↵ Enter.

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