USB Flash Drive won't format
So I have a 16GB Kingston DataTraveler G4 USB Flash Drive and I used Rufus to make it bootable (I used GPT). Now, if I want to format it. It will unmount and leave me with an error saying that it can't find the path specified. I tried using diskpart, disk manager and easeus.
EDIT: I used a software called MiniTool and it seems I still have the Arch Linux installation files on it.
hard-drive usb partitioning flash format
asked Jan 20 at 12:47
David AndreiDavid Andrei
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So I have a 16GB Kingston DataTraveler G4 USB Flash Drive and I used Rufus to make it bootable (I used GPT). Now, if I want to format it. It will unmount and leave me with an error saying that it can't find the path specified. I tried using diskpart, disk manager and easeus.
EDIT: I used a software called MiniTool and it seems I still have the Arch Linux installation files on it.
hard-drive usb partitioning flash format
asked Jan 20 at 12:47
David AndreiDavid Andrei
12
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Please also provide the exact error message
– MADforFUNandHappy
Jan 20 at 12:51
@MADforFUNandHappy Okay. So, for diskpart when I type clean i get: DiskPart has encountered an error: The system cannot find the file specified. And for normal format(right click on drive and format) I get Windows was unable to complete the format. And for EaseUs I get: There are some error occurred while formatting FAT partition.
– David Andrei
Jan 20 at 13:19
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So I have a 16GB Kingston DataTraveler G4 USB Flash Drive and I used Rufus to make it bootable (I used GPT). Now, if I want to format it. It will unmount and leave me with an error saying that it can't find the path specified. I tried using diskpart, disk manager and easeus.
EDIT: I used a software called MiniTool and it seems I still have the Arch Linux installation files on it.
hard-drive usb partitioning flash format
asked Jan 20 at 12:47
David AndreiDavid Andrei
12
So I have a 16GB Kingston DataTraveler G4 USB Flash Drive and I used Rufus to make it bootable (I used GPT). Now, if I want to format it. It will unmount and leave me with an error saying that it can't find the path specified. I tried using diskpart, disk manager and easeus.
EDIT: I used a software called MiniTool and it seems I still have the Arch Linux installation files on it.
hard-drive usb partitioning flash format
hard-drive usb partitioning flash format
asked Jan 20 at 12:47
David AndreiDavid Andrei
12
asked Jan 20 at 12:47
David AndreiDavid Andrei
12
edited Jan 20 at 13:38
David Andrei
asked Jan 20 at 12:47
David AndreiDavid Andrei
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asked Jan 20 at 12:47
David AndreiDavid Andrei
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asked Jan 20 at 12:47
David AndreiDavid Andrei
12
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Please also provide the exact error message
– MADforFUNandHappy
Jan 20 at 12:51
@MADforFUNandHappy Okay. So, for diskpart when I type clean i get: DiskPart has encountered an error: The system cannot find the file specified. And for normal format(right click on drive and format) I get Windows was unable to complete the format. And for EaseUs I get: There are some error occurred while formatting FAT partition.
– David Andrei
Jan 20 at 13:19
add a comment |
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Please also provide the exact error message
– MADforFUNandHappy
Jan 20 at 12:51
@MADforFUNandHappy Okay. So, for diskpart when I type clean i get: DiskPart has encountered an error: The system cannot find the file specified. And for normal format(right click on drive and format) I get Windows was unable to complete the format. And for EaseUs I get: There are some error occurred while formatting FAT partition.
– David Andrei
Jan 20 at 13:19
1
1
Please also provide the exact error message
– MADforFUNandHappy
Jan 20 at 12:51
Please also provide the exact error message
– MADforFUNandHappy
Jan 20 at 12:51
@MADforFUNandHappy Okay. So, for diskpart when I type clean i get: DiskPart has encountered an error: The system cannot find the file specified. And for normal format(right click on drive and format) I get Windows was unable to complete the format. And for EaseUs I get: There are some error occurred while formatting FAT partition.
– David Andrei
Jan 20 at 13:19
@MADforFUNandHappy Okay. So, for diskpart when I type clean i get: DiskPart has encountered an error: The system cannot find the file specified. And for normal format(right click on drive and format) I get Windows was unable to complete the format. And for EaseUs I get: There are some error occurred while formatting FAT partition.
– David Andrei
Jan 20 at 13:19
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Please also provide the exact error message
– MADforFUNandHappy
Jan 20 at 12:51
@MADforFUNandHappy Okay. So, for diskpart when I type clean i get: DiskPart has encountered an error: The system cannot find the file specified. And for normal format(right click on drive and format) I get Windows was unable to complete the format. And for EaseUs I get: There are some error occurred while formatting FAT partition.
– David Andrei
Jan 20 at 13:19