It is
safe to say that you are confronting issues in designing your removable gadget
utilizing the basic Right-Click Formatting strategy? Here is the arrangement of
your issue. Perused this article to know how to organization any removable
media utilizing Command Prompt. This article will take you through an
exceptionally powerful system to arrangement the flash drives, pen drives, SD
cards and other removable gadgets utilizing order prompt.
At the
same time once in a while the things don't go the way you need them. At times
arranging removable media demonstrates exceptionally irritating because of
consistent mistakes which we are for the most part not able to deal with. In
such circumstances, the Right-Click Formatting is not going to work for you due
to the accompanying issues with your removable plate:
1) You
may have not arranged the disk for quite a while.
2) The
plate may have been under the long impact of a memory Trojan.
3) The
specific removable disk may have stayed unattended for long with a great deal
of information in it.
Along
these lines, these things make your removable media impervious to arranging and
having any of these conditions for even bit longer time may cause lasting harm
to your removable disk. In this article, I am going to talk about how to
organization any removable media utilizing the order prompt to conquer the
issues you face while designing that drive utilizing general right-click
organizing strategy.
Step by step guide to format any
removable media using the command prompt
Step 1: Search for the command prompt in the search bar on the right panel of your laptop screen (for windows 8 users) as shown in the image below.
NOTE: Those who are using the older versions like Windows 7 can search for the command prompt from the search bar located in the start menu.
Step 2: Click on the Command Prompt and wait for the displaying dialogue. A black colored dialogue will open as shown in the image.
Sometimes the displaying dialogue opens and closes automatically. In such cases, you need to refresh the date and time of your laptop or PC and restart it to get the command prompt opened normally.
Step 3: Type "cd.." and press enter key. Do this step twice i.e. first type "cd.." and press enter key and then again type "cd.." and press enter key. By this, you reach to the directory where you are supposed to be. You should get the same visuals as shown in the image below. After making sure you have correctly entered the commands, proceed to next step.
Step 4: This step includes giving the right disk name i.e. the disk you need to configuration. Case in point in the picture beneath, I have written the charge "design I:" which includes the disk name i.e. 'I'. This plate name is consequently given to the removable media and you embed it in the smart phone. The underneath picture will help you discover the name of your disk. In the picture, you can see that I have not written the name "ELOSI" rather I have utilized the addition i.e. "I" as this is the order name which will be utilized to organization that disk by means of command prompt
Step 5: Once you type the above command (format
{disk name}) correctly, press the enter key. A confirmation message will
appear saying Insert new disk for drive I and press enter when ready.
Make sure the disk is inserted properly and press the enter key to start the
formatting process.
Step 6: This step includes nothing other than
waiting for the process to complete and the screen will show the percentage of
completion of the formatting process as shown in the image below.Note: Do not remove the device until the format is completed up to 100%. Be careful that the device is not disconnected while the process is running.
Why to use command prompt for
formatting a removable device
It is obvious that one will think why to waste time for such a hectic process but one has no other option if he is under the circumstances mentioned in the very first paragraph of this article.
Secondly, using command prompt for formatting erases the data fully without leaving chance of future infections to this device i.e. it is homologous to resetting a device to its factory settings.
Using command prompt for device formatting make your device reset its values to the default i.e. if some of the memory of your device is permanently locked by some external factory, it will also free up those spaces and hence increases the storage capacity of that particular removable disk.
Disadvantages of using command prompt
for formatting a removable device
One of the major draw backs of this process is that it is very much time consuming as one cannot opt for quick format. It takes about 15 minutes to format a 16 GB pen drive using command prompt. So, make sure you have enough time to opt for this method.
Another con of this process is that the device should not be removed during the formatting as it permanently damages the storage capability of that device if done so. So, be cautious and make sure that the device is properly connected throughout the process.
Conclusion
This was all about how to format any removable media using Command Prompt. Please keep in consideration the alerts and cautions indicated in some of the steps as they are very crucial for your data and the device which you are going to format using this method. If you need any kind of help regarding this process, feel free to ask your queries in the response box below. I will be happy to help you any way.
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