Solved Despite my efforts, I am unable to format USB 28gb


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Despite my efforts, I am unable to format USB 28gb

I tried different types of partition manager software just to format this USB, but nothing is working.

Two weeks ago, it was working perfectly

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The size of 28GB is not common but a partition of that size can be accomplished. The usual Thumb drives come factory-formatted as 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256, some even larger. It's generally considered as double the next smaller capacity. Windows has a partition size limit of 32GB using FAT32, there's other ways of getting FAT32 on larger drives, I have a 500GB HDD with just one partition formatted as FAT32. The common formatting in Windows is NTFS but exFAT can also be used.
 

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SIW2 said:
usbdriveinfo
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My 128GB Thumb drive partitioned as 32GB FAT32 by the MCT process and I partitioned then formatted the remaining 83GB as NTFS:
Volume: D:
Controller: Alcor 0xFA00
Possible Memory Chip(s): Not available
Flash ID: 2CD31C32 C6
Flash CE: 1
Chip F/W: F103
Group: 98
VID: 18A5
PID: 0302
Manufacturer: Verbatim
Product: STORE N GO
Query Vendor ID: Verbatim
Query Product ID: STORE N GO
Query Product Revision: 8.07
Physical Disk Capacity: 123731968000 Bytes
Windows Disk Capacity: 34347155456 Bytes
Internal Tags: AXZR-SY74
File System: FAT32
Relative Offset: 1024 KB
USB Version: 2.00
Declared Power: 200 mA
ContMeas ID: BFE9-01-00
Microsoft Windows 10 x64 Build 22631
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Firas said:
I dont know but it is an Old one
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Try deleting all the partitions on the USB drive... then, try to format the unallocated space. :-)

I have an old Corsair 16GB USB stick, that doesn't like to be formatted unless it's all unallocated space.
 
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They DO die, you know?

But the one thing you didn't show, was attempting to format it as NTFS.
I use that a lot, on Flash Drives.
All my Utilities FD's and all my OS Install FD's are formatted NTFS.

Over the years, I've had to Trash several USB Flash Drives, as well as one SSD, because they just DIED.

Happy New Year,
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The main issue with USB drives was when using them on PC and my now-defunct Mac OS X [don't know about the newer macOS] as Mac OS X could read NTFS but not write to them without installing another program. The last USB External HDD I got came with the package marked as usable on PC and Macintosh, 4TB formatted as exFAT.
 

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Wolfzz said:
Try this tool you can use it for free

HDD Low Level Format Tool v4.40

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HM2rwBF.png


Its working hop it will fix it
thank you
 

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TechnoMage2021 said:
But the one thing you didn't show, was attempting to format it as NTFS.
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That was the first thing I always do, except for installing Linux.
I encountered difficulty uploading the pictures, so I posted what I could manage.

Many thanks(y)
 

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are you using macrorit ?

quite nice that it is portable but doesn't seem to have functions like partition recovery

macrorit2.jpg
 

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I certainly wouldn't be storing/saving anything important on this device any more.
 

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