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"Windows was unable to complete the format" - Can't format flashdrive!
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Mar 15, 202657829 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have a 8GB Sandisk Cruzer USB flash drive that I had ruined a while back trying to make it bootable. Anyway now when I click on it I get a message that it needs to be reformatted to be used. So when I try to do that, the formatting starts and suddenly ends with the message "Windows was unable to …
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Fix for: "Windows was unable to complete the format" - Can't format flashdrive!
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You could also go the hard way, using the GParted Live CD. If gparted is unable to format, then the drive is broken (that's my opinion and not necessary true, but I can't think of something else in that case).
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