Formatting is not complex either. If you have your flash drive and computer system, you already have all the tools you need. Right-click on your flash drive under My Computer and select Format. Choose from the drop down menu for File System to change it to its desired format. Default is generally FAT 32. Uncheck Quick Format if needed. Click a format option. The option you pick will depend on what you plan on using the drive for. For example, choose FAT32 if you're formatting the flash drive for use with a gaming console, or choose NTFS if you're creating a Windows-only backup drive.
NOTE: All SanDisk memory cards and flash drives come pre-formatted and do not need to be formatted out of the box. Memory cards are formatted with the following standards:
| SD/microSD | 2GB or lower | FAT16 |
| SDHC/microSDHC | 4GB to 32GB | FAT32 |
| SDXC/microSDXC | 64GB or higher | exFAT |
| CompactFlash | up to 128GB | FAT32 |
| CompactFlash | 256GB | exFAT |
Reformatting may clear file system corruption and quickly erase everything on the device. If re-formatting is needed, follow the steps below.
WARNING: Backup all your data before formatting. Formatting will erase all data on the memory device.
Formatting your memory device:
1. Double-click My Computer, or Computer (for Vista and Win7)
2. Right-click the drive letter associated with your memory device, then select Format
(in the sample image below, we right-clicked on H:).
WARNING: Make sure you select the correct drive letter.
3. Select a File system type.
- FAT
- FAT32
- exFAT
4. Ensure 'Quick Format' is checked
5. Click Start.
NOTE: exFAT is supported natively in WIN7 and WIN8. You will need to download a patch for Windows XP or VISTA to format a 64GB or larger device.
Reference:Operating Systems that Support the exFAT File System
How To Format A Flash Drive That Is Write Protected
If you have a problem formatting, you can try to Format using Disk Management.
How To Format A New Flash Drive
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