If you don’t see your USB drive listed here, press ⊞ Win+R and run diskmgmt. msc to open the Disk Management tool. If the drive or USB port is not physically malfunctioning, the drive should be listed here. Right-click on it and select Format.
If you have specific instructions that say to use FAT32 (such as if you’re using a drive in a car or another specialty device), stick to FAT32. If not, use ExFAT so you can manage larger files. Leave the “Perform quick format” option checked to ensure a timely format. It’s not necessary to do a full format unless there’s something wrong with the drive or you really need to cover your tracks.
If you have specific instructions that say to use FAT32 (such as if you’re using a drive in a car or another specialty device), stick to FAT32. If not, use ExFAT so you can manage larger files. Leave the “Perform quick format” option checked to ensure a timely format. It’s not necessary to do a full format unless there’s something wrong with the drive or you really need to cover your tracks.
If your drive is larger than 32 GB and you just want to use it to share files between multiple modern operating systems (Windows 8 and later, macOS X 10. 6. 6 and later), use this method instead, and be sure to select ExFAT as the file system type. If you have specific instructions to use FAT32 and your drive is larger than 32 GB, you’ll need a third-party tool to format it as FAT32—continue with this method.
Leave the “Allocation unit size” option as the default setting unless you have a specific need to change it.
If the drive is larger than 32 GB but you absolutely need FAT32, you can create multiple partitions on the USB drive and format each as a separate FAT32 partition. Click the Partition tab, then click the + button to create new partitions. Set the size of each to 32 GB or less and select MS-DOS (FAT) from the Format menu for each.
If the drive is larger than 32 GB but you absolutely need FAT32, you can create multiple partitions on the USB drive and format each as a separate FAT32 partition. Click the Partition tab, then click the + button to create new partitions. Set the size of each to 32 GB or less and select MS-DOS (FAT) from the Format menu for each.
If the drive is larger than 32 GB but you absolutely need FAT32, you can create multiple partitions on the USB drive and format each as a separate FAT32 partition. Click the Partition tab, then click the + button to create new partitions. Set the size of each to 32 GB or less and select MS-DOS (FAT) from the Format menu for each.
To select ExFAT, choose the Other option at the button, click Next, and select ExFAT. To select FAT32, select For use with all systems and devices (FAT) and click Next.
To select ExFAT, choose the Other option at the button, click Next, and select ExFAT. To select FAT32, select For use with all systems and devices (FAT) and click Next.
