How to fix a USB drive showing up as two drives (fragmented into multiple partitions) on Windows

fix-USB-showing-up-as-two-partitions.md

How to fix a USB drive showing up as two drives (fragmented into multiple partitions) on Windows:

1. Hold the Windows key and press X, select PowerShell (Admin), select Yes to the pop-up. You can also use Command Prompt.
2. In the Powershell interface type diskpart to enter the disk partition tool.
3. Type list disk to see all disks listed.
4. Select the USB drive by typing select disk [NUMBER]. Be careful to select the correct drive.
5. Type clean. An error will occur if you have the drive folder open, close the window and repeat the command if this happens.
6. Type create partition primary.
7. Type format fs=ntfs quick to format the drive (you can also choose to set fs=fat32).
8. Type active.
9. Type assign.
10. Type list disk and confirm your drive looks healthy.
11. Type exit to exit.

You can get visual confirmation by typing ‘disk manager’ into the windows search bar in the bottom left. Select the USB to view.

My computer says that : Windows could not format your disk after I type clean Can you tell me the issue?

Hi @Quasar011 I've not come across this error myself, so I'm not sure. I've found the following links which might help you:

1. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/unsolve-windows-unable-to-complete-the-format/dc80d6d6-f741-4f2e-bbbc-a6633caf084b

2. https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/lj866k/windows_cannot_format_this_drive_quit_any_other/

You did it it helped me a lot! Rufus just crashed my USB and made a mess on my bootable USB, Thanks!!

Hi! Is this working with sdcard?

Many thanks! It saved my day. :)

Thanks!!! I had a problem installing Linux in an old laptop. This helps a lot!!!

Savior! I ran into this issue and couldn't believe I was having so much trouble fixing it, but your steps worked perfectly. I think the 'clean' was the essential step I was missing. Thank you!

Format timing is too long why ?

Thanks for the steps to smite my misbehaving USB partitions. Much appreciated.

Thank you for your help!

Thank you USB guru. You shall be remembered forever at least by me

Nice! Thank you very much for this <3

Worked, thank you!

thank you brother you saved my 2 pendrive

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when excuting 'active' command it gives me this
The selected disk is not a fixed MBR disk.
The ACTIVE command can only be used on fixed MBR disks

ty!

Hmm for me it is listed as 2 drives in PS as well. Maybe it is how this thumbdrive is built. 32GB that came with a driver on it with a wifi dongle. Just trying to reclaim it all if even possible.

great!! worked for me

Thank. You

Great... Thank you 👍

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Great instruction!

Thanks a bunch, bud. Was wondering why I had difficulties formatting.

It worked!!. Thank you.