Note: If you are unsure of the drive designation, unplug the USB drive temporarily before running the df command again. In this example, the USB drive is /dev/sdb1. Locate the USB in the list and find the corresponding device. The terminal prints out a list of all mounted partitions and relevant information: used space, available space, used space percentage, and the path. Windows XP only: Today's USB flash drives are huge, but they come formatted with the FAT32 limit of 4GB filesif you want to format them as NTFS under Windows XP you'll need a little trick. Open the terminal and run the following command: df
Windows, Mac, Linux (requires extra drivers to access) 2 - Type diskpart if you start cmd instead of diskpart with the first step. 1 - Firstly open cmd by start -> run -> type diskpart or press Windows icon + R to open run window and type diskpart. Here are the steps that you may follow to do a correct format using cmd.
Windows, Mac (read-only), most Linux distributionsįor internal drives and Windows system files How to use format fsntfs quick or format fsntfs correctly. Their main features and differences are: File System The most commonly used file systems when formatting a USB drive are: There are many file systems in use, differing by maximum file size and operating system compatibility. Which File System to Use for USB Formatting? Open File Explorer, locate and right-click the USB drive.
Step 1: Type cmd in the search box, then you can get the best match called Command Prompt.
(The following steps are performed on Windows 10 PC.)