FAT / FAT32 / NTFS / exFAT istifadə edərək USB Flash Sürücünün formatlanması

Step 1. Find My Computer/This PC in the Start menu or by typing it in the search bar. Right-click on it and click on Manage.
Step 2. Choose Disk Management and locate and right-tap on your USB flash drive and then choose Format.
Step 3. Set to NTFS file system, tick Quick Format and tap on Ok.

How to Format USB Flash Drive to NTFS on Windows 10

USB Flash Drives are the new file briefcase in this world of technology. It allows you to store as many files you want within a little device. It makes files very compact, easily transportable, and organized. However, just like with a filing system used in paperwork, USB drives also make use of file systems. The most common file systems used are NTFS, exFAT, and FAT32.

If you’ve been using flash drives and other external storage devices for a long time, you may be already familiar with this. Each file system has its pros and cons. Many PC users are opting to format or change their file systems to NTFS. If you’re unfamiliar with the file system and have no idea why this needs to be done, keep on reading. In this article, we will provide you with three easy ways you can format your USB drive to NTFS.

• Part 1. Why Do You Need to Format a USB Drive to NTFS?
• Part 2. What is NTFS?
• Part 3. How to Format USB Flash Drive to NTFS on Windows 10?

Part 1. Why Do You Need to Format a USB Drive to NTFS?

The default format used by most USB flash drives and other external storage media is FAT32. Some people are fine with keeping this format. But for most users, they always find the need to convert or format their USB drive to NTFS. This is for many reasons. With a USB drive that uses the FAT32 file type, you can only copy or add files less than 4GB. This may be a hassle for some users who want to transport large files like movies, program installers, etc. Meanwhile, NTFS doesn’t have this limitation. You can copy or add files of any size and the partition sizes usually have a large capacity.

Part 2. What is NTFS?

NTFS is a type of file system. It stands for the NT File system and is also called the New Technology File System. It’s a way of organizing files within a flash drive. It’s a new improvement from previous file types like File Allocation Table (FAT) or Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) previously used by Microsoft Windows. Because it’s a relatively new file type, it has increased security from its new features like file permissions and encryptions. NTFS also has a Change Journal where the driver keeps track of the changes made within the drive. This means that if ever your PC unexpectedly shuts down or you experience a system crash, you can recover files that were lost during the event.

Part 3. How to Format USB Flash Drive to NTFS on Windows 10?

Here are 4 proven methods on how to format USB flash drive to NTFS in Windows 10.

Method 1. Format USB Flash drive to NTFS using Disk Management

Here’s a step-by-step guide to format USB flash drive to NTFS using disk management.

Step 1. Find My Computer/This PC in the Start menu or by typing it in the search bar. Right-click on it and click on Manage.
Step 2. Choose Disk Management and locate and right-tap on your USB flash drive and then choose Format.
Step 3. Set to NTFS file system, tick Quick Format and tap on Ok.

Method 2. Format USB flash drive to NTFS using Command Prompt

Using Command Prompt, make sure to type in the exact commands to avoid unexpected errors.

Step 1. Launch Command Prompt by typing in cmd in the Run tool or typing Command Prompt in the search bar. Select Run as administrator.

Step 2. Type in the command:
convert G: /fs:NTFS

NOTE: In this command, we’re formatting drive G. Change this to whatever drive letter you’re trying to work with.

Method 3. Formatting your USB drive using Windows tools

You can easily format your USB drive with just the built-in features of your Windows computer. Follow the steps below to perform this:

Step 1. Plug the USB drive into the USB port of your computer or laptop.
Step 2. Go to My Computer and right-click on your USB drive. A drop-down menu will appear. Choose Format…

Step 3. The format window will open. Here you will see the device’s capacity, File System, and Allocation unit size. You can also rename the volume label. The Restore device defaults button will revert your drive’s settings to default. You can change the file system in NTFS or FAT and also assign the unit size.

Step 4. Select the Start button at the bottom of the window and click OK to begin the format and erase all the data contained in the drive.

Method 4. Format USB flash drive with PowerShell

PowerShell commands can also be used to format a USB flash drive to delete its contents. Follow the below steps to format a USB flash drive using PowerShell commands:

Step 1. Press the Start button.
Step 2. Type PowerShell into the search bar, right-click the top result and pick the Run as administrator function.
Step 3. To execute a quick format on the USB flash drive, enter the following command and click Enter:

Format-Volume -DriveLetter DRIVE-LETTER -FileSystem FILE-SYSTEM -NewFileSystemLabel DRIVE-NAME

Replace DRIVE-LETTER with the correct letter for the drive you want to format, FILE-SYSTEM with FAT32, exFAT, or NTFS, and DRIVE-NAME with the name you want the computer to appear in File Explorer with in the command.
Example: This below example performs a quick format of the “F” drive: Format-Volume -DriveLetter F -FileSystem NTFS -NewFileSystemLabel workFlash

Step 4. To perform a full format of the USB flash drive, enter the following command and click Enter:

Format-Volume -DriveLetter DRIVE-LETTER -FileSystem FILE-SYSTEM -Full -Force

Replace DRIVE-LETTER with the correct letter for the drive you want to format, and FILE-SYSTEM with FAT32, exFAT, or NTFS, depending on the file system you want to use in the command. If you don’t know and are running Windows 10, you might use NTFS. The Full option instructs the command to format fully, and the -Force option specifies the override switch.

Example: This below example performs a complete format of the “F” drive:

Format-Volume -DriveLetter F -FileSystem NTFS -Full -Force

When you finish the steps, PowerShell will format the removable storage with the settings you mentioned.

Conclusion:

Formatting your USB drive may seem intimidating at first. Formatting changes the file type of your drive and along with this, also wipes out all the data saved within. So it’s important to back up all the files to your computer or another drive before performing any format. With any of the methods previously mentioned above, you will be able to perform a format of your USB flash drive easily and quickly.

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FAT / FAT32 / NTFS / exFAT istifadə edərək USB Flash Sürücünün formatlanması

USB flash sürücü və ya yaddaş kartı, məlumatlarınızı kompüterinizdə saxlamaq və ya yedəkləmək və ya bir cihazdan digərinə ötürmək üçün istifadə olunan xarici bir məlumat saxlama cihazıdır.

Bir kompüterdəki və ya noutbukdakı hər hansı bir sürücü kimi, bəzən bir virusdan qurtulmaq və ya formatlama sistemini dəyişdirmək üçün USB flash sürücülərin təmizlənməsi və ya yenidən formatlanması lazımdır.

Flash sürücünün FAT və ya FAT32 formatlaşdırılması

USB sürücünüzü, xüsusən də Windows XP-də formatlamağa çalışmısınızsa, daha çox FAT və FAT32 fayl sistemləri üçün seçimi tapacaqsınız, bu da standart davranışdır.

Bu formatlamanın necə ediləcəyi barədə addım-addım təlimat.

Birinci addım: Cihazınızı qoşun

USB flash sürücünüzü cihazınızdakı USB yuvasına qoşun və kompüter cihazınızı algılanana qədər bir an gözləyin.

İkinci addım: “Kompüterimi” açın

“Kompüterim” i açın və USB sürücünüzü sağ vurun və “Format” seçimini seçin. Bütün mövcud format seçimlərinin görünə biləcəyi bir informasiya qutusu açılacaqdır.

Üçüncü addım: Formatınızı seçin

Dörd fərqli seçiminiz olmalıdır:

• Fayl sistemi
• Bölmə vahidi ölçüsü
• Səs etiketi
• Format seçimləri

Seçilən sürücünün düzgün olduğundan və fayl sisteminin istədiyinizə uyğun olduğundan əmin olun. Sadəcə seçiminizi edin və vurun “Başla”> “Tamam” USB flash sürücünüzdəki məlumatları tamamilə silmək və sürücünün formatlanmasını istədiyinizi təsdiqləmək üçün.

Command Prompt istifadə edərək USB Flash Sürücünün FAT / FAT32 / NTFS / exFAT-ə formatlanması

Command Prompt istifadə edərək USB Flash Sürücünün FAT / FAT32 / NTFS / exFAT-ə formatlanması

USB flash sürücüsünü komut istemi ilə necə formatlaya biləcəyinizə baxın.

Birinci addım

• USB flash sürücünüzü qoşun.

İkinci addım

• “Başlat”> “bütün aksesuarlar”> “komut istemi” nə gedin.

Və ya

• “Başlat”> “Çalıştır”> gedin [“cmd” yazın və enter düyməsini basın]. Komanda istemi pəncərəsini tapa bilərsiniz.

Üçüncü addım

• Yazın “format Z: / fs: FAT“FAT formatına *.

• Yazın “format Z: / fs: FAT32“FAT32 formatlaşdırma üçün.

• Yazın “format Z: / fs: NTFS“NTFS-ə formatlaşdırmaq üçün.

• Yazın “format Z: / fs: EXFAT“EXFAT formatlaşdırma üçün

* Z yaddaş yaddaşınızın hərfidir.

Dördüncü addım

• Basın Y = Bəli və ya N = Xeyr formatlamaya davam etmək və ya dayandırmaq.

NTFS-ə formatlaşdırma üçün vacib qeyd

NTFS fayl sistemini formatlaşdırırsınızsa, USB flash sürücünün “çıxarılma qaydası” nı “daha yaxşı performans” seçiminə gətirməlisiniz. Bu, aşağıdakı addımlardan istifadə edərək asanlıqla edilə bilər:

1. Qələm sürücüsünə sağ vurun və “xassələr” seçin.
2. “Donanım” nişanını seçin və sadalanan disklərdən USB flash sürücüsünü / qələm sürücüsünü seçin.
3. “Xüsusiyyətlər” düyməsinə vurun.
4. “İlkələr” sekmesini seçin və “daha yaxşı performans” seçimini aktivləşdirin.
5. “Tamam” düyməsini basın.

İndi qələm sürücüsünü birbaşa və ya komut istemi istifadə edərək NTFS-ə formatlaya biləcəksiniz.

Formatlaşdırmaq üçün hansı fayl sistemini seçməlisiniz?

Windows 7-də dörd fərqli fayl sistemi tapa bilərsiniz: FAT, FAT32, NTFS və exFAT. USB flash sürücünüzün məlumat saxlama qabiliyyəti 32 GB-dan böyükdürsə, formatlaşdırma seçimlərində FAT və ya FAT32 görməyəcəksiniz.

FAT & FAT32 Faydaları

• USB flash sürücüsündə daha az yer tutur.
• Praktik olaraq bütün əməliyyat sistemləri ilə uyğundur.
• Scan-disk çox sürətli.
• USB sürücünü daha sürətli edən və daha az yaddaş istifadə edən daha az disk yazma əməliyyatı.

NTFS üstünlükləri

• Fayl şifrələməsi ilə artan təhlükəsizlik və etibarlılıq təmin edir.
• 32GB-dan böyük bölmələr yarada bilər.
• 32 GB-dan böyük və maksimum bölmə ölçüsünə qədər faylları oxuya və yaza bilir.
• Daha az yer boşa gedir.
• Disk boşluğuna qənaət etmək üçün faylları sıxır.
• Fərdi fayl və qovluqlar üçün icazələr yarada bilər.
• Kiçik fayl qrupları.
• Disk sahəsinin idarə olunması daha yaxşıdır.

exFAT üstünlükləri

• Daha yaxşı disk sahəsi idarəetməsi.
• 4GB-dan daha böyük faylları oxuya və yaza bilir.
• 32GB-dan böyük bölmələr yarada bilər.

Nə seçmək lazımdır?

Normal bir format prosesi zamanı bir yaddaş çubuğundakı məlumatlar silinir və pis sektorlar üçün bir tarama aparılır. “Tez Format” prosesi zamanı heç bir tarama aparılmır və yalnız məlumatlar silinir. İhtiyaçlarınıza görə seçməlisiniz. NTFS daha çevikdir, ancaq vəziyyətinizə və iş vərdişlərinizə görə daha mürəkkəbləşə bilər.

• 0 ilə 512 MB arasında olan USB’lər üçün: FAT-a keçin.
• 512 ilə 8192 MB arasında olan USB-lər üçün: FAT32-ə keçin.
• USB 8192 və üstü üçün: NTFS-ə müraciət edin.

Bu məqalə müəllifin bildiyi qədər dəqiq və doğrudur. Məzmun yalnız məlumat və ya əyləncə məqsədi daşıyır və iş, maliyyə, hüquqi və ya texniki məsələlərdə şəxsi məsləhət və ya peşəkar məsləhət əvəz etmir.

How to format USB flash drive and what options to use

Methods of formatting flash drives differ from HDD or SSD formatting. The guide will help you understand formatting settings. I’ll explain what each individual option is responsible for and which one is the best for your usb flash drive. Table of Contents

• What is formatting?
• How to format sd memory card
• Selecting a file system for formatting and storing files
• What is the cluster size to specify in the settings
• The cluster size in NTFS
• The size of the cluster for fat32 formatted flash drive
• Which volume label should I choose for the name of the flash drive?
• Quick format vs Full format
• FAQ

What is formatting?

Formatting is the preparation of the disk (a hard disk drive (HDD), SSD, a flash card (usb flash drive), sd-card or other solid state device) / partition to use it by operation system. This process will destroy all the files on the source.

USB disk format options

How to format sd memory card

The microsd cards have some formatting tricks. We wrote an instruction on [how to format a memory card], where these nuances were indicated. SDFormatter app is specifically designed to format flash drive and sd card on Windows and Mac OS.

It is necessary to bear in mind two facts:

1. When the usb flash drive is formatted, all the data stored on it is erased. To recover its data you’ll need special recovery tools – but the results will be unpredictable.
2. During the format of a USB flash drive or HDD, the operation system checks errors on it and, in some cases, fixes them.

As a rule, users ignore all the disk format options provided by formatting utilities. Nevertheless the settings are responsible for the performance of the usb flash drive. The optimal settings depend on the model of the usb flash, which will be formatted. It is important what do you plan to do with the USB flash drive: to run applications, use it as a bootable flash drive, to store all kinds of data, etc.

Selecting a file system for formatting and storing files

In Windows 7, you can choose one of 4 file systems: NTFS, FAT, FAT32 or exFAT. FAT and FAT32 options are unavailable for 32Gb > usb flash drives / sd cards.

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Advantages of the NTFS file system:

• You can copy and read files larger than 4 gigabytes – up to the maximum allowed partition size.
• The ability to create large partitions on a usb flash drive (more than 32 GB)
• NTFS formatting of the USB flash drive is a bit easier than FAT
• Compression of the information and, accordingly, saving space on the usb flash drive
• Smart space allocation = no need for partition fragmentation
• support for encrypting files “on the fly” (thanks to the encrypted EFS file system).

Advantages of FAT and FAT32 file systems:

• FAT format is compatible with Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
• files take up less space on the USB drive than in case of NTFS.
• FAT formatting tools are available in any OS

Pros of the exFAT file system:

• You can copy large files to the usb-stick (4Gb and more).
• Partitions size > 32 GB.
• Smart file storage and optimisation.

So, we draw conclusions. FAT and FAT32 are suitable for usb drives smaller than 32 GB or / and if you do not need to store files larger than 2 and 4 GB.

Due to the peculiarities of the file system, NTFS is not recommended for flash drives, even if their capacity is > 32GB. The compromise solution will be the exFAT file system. It combines the essential advantages of FAT and NTFS (large file sizes are supported). Thus, the exFAT file system is optimal for usb flash drives formatting.

FAT and FAT32 are the only file systems that guarantee cross-platform compatibility. NTFS is not supported in Linux and requires the installation of third-party applications to mount usb storage on Mac. exFAT, on the other hand, is supported in Snow Leopard and later versions of Mac OS while Linux also requires drivers installation.

If you’d like to choose FAT or FAT32, prefer the latter – especially if you have USB flash drive 2GB or less. This trick is useful for compatibility and speed improving.

What is the cluster size to specify in the settings

The “Cluster size” option in the formatting settings sets the appropriate size of the block. The file system records the status of each cluster: free or busy. After the file or part of the file is written to the cluster, it goes into the “busy” state – regardless of whether there is available space on the usb flash.

Therefore, large clusters are inexpedient in terms of using space on a usb flash drive.

With smaller clusters, however, the flash drive slows down, because each file is divided into small parts. Copying files takes much longer.

Fortunately, the situation can be corrected with the help of the flash drive formatting software. In addition, the optimal cluster size depends on the purpose of the USB drive.

The cluster size in NTFS

If you store small files on a USB flash drive, execute programs from a flash drive, a smaller cluster size will help save space. On a 1 TB external hard disk, it is desirable to select a 64-kilobyte cluster.

The size of the cluster for fat32 formatted flash drive

If you store large files on a disk, a large cluster size is preferable: the flash drive will work faster. For flash drives less than 500 MB, select a cluster of 512 bytes (in FAT32) or 32 KB (FAT).

Which volume label should I choose for the name of the flash drive?

A volume label is just a name. It is not necessary, so anything can be used as a label. However, there are several rules that need to be followed, depending on the file system in which you are going to format usb flash drive.

• 32 characters maximum
• Will be displayed in CAPITAL and lowercase letters, as you entered.

• Max length is 11 characters
• The label will be displayed in capital letters

Quick format vs Full format

In typical formatting cases, files are deleted from the usb flash, and the disk is checked for bad sectors. Full formatting will be useful for fixing errors.

In case of quick formatting, all files are deleted, and that’s it. Therefore, use the Quick format option if you do not have time to check the errors on the usb flash drive.

FAQ

I bought an SD card a month ago. After inserting it, I went to the settings where I saw that the shown memory capacity was only 128 MB (compared to the stated 14.7 GB).

Your SD card may contain hidden or service partitions or its memory space has been marked incorrectly. You can fix it via a standard utility called diskmgmt or any Disk Manager by creating a new partition.

Even after performing the full formatting of a flash drive, its files still remain untouched. The flash drive has a non-removable protected partition, which can be seen by the AOMEI Partition Assistant software.

1. First of all, check whether there are any viruses on your PC and media storage drives. Sometimes they create protected folders which are impossible to delete in the ordinary way.
2. The Unlocker program deletes folders which are protected or occupied by other processes.

Try formatting your USB flash drive via the SD Formatter app (manual).

What type of formatting should I choose – quick or full?

In ordinary formatting cases, files are deleted from a drive. and the drive is checked for damaged sectors. A full formatting will be useful for diagnosing errors.

With fast formatting, only files are deleted and no search is performed. Therefore, we recommend using the quick option when you don’t have enough time to check your flash drive for errors.

What cluster size should I specify in the settings?

The “Cluster size” option in the formatting settings assigns the appropriate size. The file system records the state of each cluster no matter if it’s a free or occupied one. After a file or its part is written on a cluster, the cluster becomes an occupied one regardless of whether there is more available space or not.

Therefore, large clusters are impractical in regards to the usage of USB stick space (drive).

With smaller clusters, however, the flash drive is slowed down as each file is split into small parts. Copying files takes much longer.

Fortunately, this situation can be fixed with the help of a flash drive formatting program. Moreover, the optimal cluster size depends on the purpose of your USB drive.

After the crash, the flash drive turned RAW. The AOMEI program recognizes it and converts its files into NTFS. But I can’t reformat the flash drive itself from RAW to NTFS.

You can convert RAW format via the command line or the Diskpart utility. We also recommend checking the disk for errors via the standard chkdsk program available in the disk properties.

MicroSD 32GB. I can view its content, but I can’t delete any files or format the drive. I gave a try to different formatting software. Is there a chance to solve the issue?

Remove write protection (you can find the switch on the side of your memory card, it looks like a button). There are other ways of how to cope with this issue, which you can read about here, for example, via diskpart. Sometimes the formatting is unavailable due to read errors, so you should fix them via the command-line utility called chkdsk.

I have a flash drive Apacer AH223. The owner encrypted it with some program. I can’t format it. The HDD Low Level Format Tool didn’t help.

1. In diskpart type “list disk” and press “Enter”.
2. Select disk “k” from the command line, where “k” is the microSD disk number
3. Enter “clean all” and click “Enter”.
4. Wait for a few minutes and then log out of the console.

Ilia is a professional writer. He has expert knowledge in data recovery with 15 years of experience. He started his career as a journalist by reviewing PC and mobile apps. His current responsibilities are to keep track of users’ questions and answer them.