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How to Format a USB Flash Drive - NTFS , FAT32 , RAW ( Windows )
1. Open up cmd from the start menu
2. Type compmgmt.msc to open your computer management tool and locate the disk (Number) [ From Storage > Disk Managemnt ]
3. Once you have the disk number, remember it, then pull command prompt back up and type in: diskpart
4. Type: list disk
5. Then type: select disk 2 (if Number is 2 .. From step 2 )
6. Then type: clean
7. Then Type: create partition primary
8. Then type: active
9. Finally type: format fs= fat32 (OR NTFS)
[ Note it will take little time , Dont remove USB till formatting finished , you can check details in Step 2 Window ]
Difference: FAT32 (File Allocation Table) is older, and more compatible with all file types and systems,
but only transfers up to 4gig files NTFS (New Technology Files System) allows for files above 4gigs,
but is unable to be formatted, doens't work with all operating systems like MACS
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