Format My Flash 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:

  1. Format My Flash Drive To Fat32 Windows 10
  2. Change Format Of Usb Drive

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. Select a File system type. FAT - FAT32 - exFAT. Ensure 'Quick Format' is checked 5. Formatting flash drive. To format a USB flash drive using PowerShell commands, use these steps: Open Start. Search for PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator.

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.

Usb

Format My Flash Drive To Fat32 Windows 10

Reference:Operating Systems that Support the exFAT File System

Format My Flash Drive

Change Format Of Usb Drive

If you have a problem formatting, you can try to Format using Disk Management.

NOTE: If the above steps do NOT resolve the problem or if the lock switch is missing or broken, please back up your data and request a replacement using our online web form.