Windows was unable to complete the format – Solution

Get rid of “Windows was unable to complete the format” error while formatting USB drive [Solution]

Do you want to format your USB or Memory Card but getting an error “Windows was unable to complete the format“? you no need to take worry anymore. Because here I will teach you how to fix this error without installing any third party application.

Very often you need to format your USB drive or memory card in order to store other important data. But sometimes while formatting you got an error message “Windows can’t format USB or Memory Card Drive. Check to see that disk and drive are connected properly, make sure that disk is not read-only, and then try again“. If you are facing the same issue then you no need to search for its solution anymore :).

Here I will tell you the step by step instruction to solve this error. Although there are many software available in the market to fix this issue, but I will suggest you, not to use those applications they will harm your volume as well as drives. You may also like to read about 5 Best free USB Encryption Software.

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Causes of “Windows was unable to complete the format” error:

Let me tell you why this error occur? There are many reasons which cause this error while formatting. Few are mention as bellow:

• Virus: USB and the memory cards are the very often use portable data travelers. Virus infection ration in this medium is much higher than other mediums. Virus can be cause of formatting problems.
• Bad Sectors: As we all know Storage device has section. Bad Sector is the sector which is damaged and can’t be read or written, thus bad sectors can disrupt the formatting operation as well as file recovery.
• USB is write-protected: Most popular issue, which causes the interruption in formatting the drives. Windows can’t format a drive which is write-protected. Learn how to format write protected USB – Format USB SD Cards.

How to fix Windows was unable to complete the format error:

Solution of this issue is very simple and easy. You don’t need to install any software. Just follow these simple steps and fix the issue.

1. First plug-in the USB drive and open Command Prompt (CMD DOS).
2. In Command Prompt type “DiskPart” and hit enter.
3. A new CMD window will appear now. Type “List Disk” and hit enter.
4. It will derive all the disk volumes including hard drives, USB drives.
   

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5. Now you need to select the disk (infected disk). In my case, it is “disk 1”. For selecting type “Select disk 1“.
   Note: Change the disk 1 according to your disk.
6. Now type “Clean” and hit enter. It will clean the drive.
7. Type “Create Partition Primary” and hit enter. It will create a Primary Partition. Type “active” to activate the newly created partition.
8. Now select the newly created partition by typing “select partition 1“. And type “format fs=fat32“. It will take few seconds while formatting. That’s all you are done :).
9. Type “exit” to exit from the disk-part console.

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