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Introduction
When you try to format a USB stick or SD memory card you may receive the message “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format”. This guide will show you how to resolve this error. First, let’s explore the causes of this error.
What Could Cause “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format”?
The following could cause “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format” error:
- USB Stick or Memory card may be write-protected
- USB Stick or Memory Card may have bad sectors
- Memory card or USB Drive may be damaged
- Memory card or USB Drive may be infected by a virus
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How to Fix “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format” Error.
If the drive is write-protected, has bad sectors or is infected by a virus, the problem may be fixed. But if the drive is damaged, recovery may be difficult or impossible.
Below are ways you can resolve “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format” Error:
Method 1: To Fix Error “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format”, Make Drive Writable
If you are not able to format your USB flash drive, it may be write-protected. To check whether your drive is Read-only and make it writable, follow the steps below:
- Right-click the Windows logo on your task bar. Then select Run.
- When Run opens, type diskpart. Then click Ok. On the User Account Control, click Yes.
- Diskpart prompt opens as shown below.
- On the DISKPART> prompt, type list disk. Then press the Enter key. This will list all disks in your computer.
My USB flash drive is Disk 1. Use the size of your USB stick to determine the Disk #. Once you identify your USB stick Disk #, proceed to the next step.
- Next, select your USB drive with the select disk command. Since my drive is Disk 1, my command is select disk1.
- The next step is to check whether your disk is Read-Only. To do this use the attributes disk command.
From the information displayed, my USB disk is Read-only. It means it is NOT writable. As I mentioned at the beginning of this guide, this may result in “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format” error. Clearing the Read-only attribute could fix this error.
- Next step, is to clear the Read-only attribute using the command attributes disk clear readonly. Now, if you run the attributes disk command, the disk is no longer write-protected. See the image below for confirmation.
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If you format your drive now, “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format” error should not show up. Also, you should be able to format your USB stick successfully.
Method 2: To Fix Error “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format”, Format With Diskpart.
The next option that should fix the Error “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format”, is to format your drive with Diskpart.
- Open Diskpart using the steps described earlier. Then type list volume command to list all available volumes (partitions) on your computer.
From the image above, my USB flash drive is Volume 3. Also important to note this: if your USB drive has issues, the Status will NOT be Healthy.
- Next, you need to select the volume. Type Select Volume # (replace # with your volume #) then press Enter. My command is Select Volume 3. Next, type format fs=fat32 and press Enter. Wait for the format to reach 100%. Depending on the size of your disk and problems with it, format may take some time to complete.
Important Tip
fs=fat32 tells Diskpart to format the disk with Fat32. You could use fs=ntfs to format with NTFS.
fs=fat32 tells Diskpart to format the disk with Fat32. You could use fs=ntfs to format with NTFS.
Warning
Make sure you selected the right volume before you run the format command. If you run Format in the wrong partition, this may be destructive to your computer.
Make sure you selected the right volume before you run the format command. If you run Format in the wrong partition, this may be destructive to your computer.
Method 3: To Fix Error “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format”, Format With Disk Management.
Another way you could fix “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format” error is to format the disk with Windows Disk Management tool.
Follow the steps below to open Disk Management and format your USB drive with it:
- Right-click the Windows logo left of your task bar. Then click Disk Management.
- From Disk Management, right-click the partition beside the memory card or USB stick you wish to format then select Format.
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Method 4: To Fix Error “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format”, Format With a 3rd Party Disk Tool.
The last option to fix “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format” error is to use a 3rd party disk/partition tool to format the disk.
There are a number of disk partitioning tools but I use the one called AOMEI Partition Assistant. Download and install this tool using this link.
To format your SD card or USB drive with AOMEI Partition Assistant, follow the steps below:
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- Open AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard Edition. You can open from the desktop shortcut or by searching for the program on your computer.
- If you receive a User Account Control prompt, click Yes. The tool will open.
If your disk has bad sectors, you may be able to fix it with the partition assistant.
- To see options available for managing disk with the partition assistant, right-click the disk.
When you right-click the disk, you have the following options that could fix problems with your drive:
Surface test: This will check your SD card or USB stick for bad sectors. It also checks the overall health of your disk.
Rebuild MBR: If surface test reports that you have bad sectors, or other problems, using Rebuild MBR could fix the problem. This tool could also resolve the “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format” Error.
Rebuild MBR: If surface test reports that you have bad sectors, or other problems, using Rebuild MBR could fix the problem. This tool could also resolve the “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format” Error.
- When you finish disk recovery tests, right-click the partition. Then select Format Partition.
Conclusion
There you have 4 ways you can fix “Windows was Unable to Complete the Format” error. Hopefully, one of these will resolve the problem with your USB stick or SD card.
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'I have an 8GB SanDisk memory card which is not readable on my digital camera it says that memory card needs to be formatted. Then, I connect the memory card to my computer and it says the same error message it needs to be formatted. When I attempt to format the card, it shows another message saying 'Windows was unable to complete the format'. Please help me.'
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Why Windows Reports It Cannot Format My Memory Card?
1. storage device infected with virus
Truth is, virus attack might corrupt the file system of your memory card which led to 'memory card not formatted' error or 'cannot be formatted' problem. If your device is attacked by virus, run antivirus software to fix the problem by removing all the virus instead of formatting the card.
2. Memory card contains bad sectors
When memory card has been used for a long time or you often remove your memory card in an improper manner, bad sectors occurs due to such factors. Sometimes, you will receive 'unable to format' message when memory card contains bad sectors. In this case, you can use Windows Error-checking function to check and repair possible bad sectors.
>> Visit this page to learn how to fix bad sectors
3. Memory card is read-only
Sometimes, when you format your memory card, you may get the message like 'Windows was unable to complete the format'. Check to see if the disk and computer are connected properly, make sure that the disk is not read-only and then try again.' If the memory card is read-only, you can slide the read-only switch to 'off' side.
Solutions for “Windows Unable to Complete Format” Error on MicroSD Memory Card
1. Format the microSD memory card with Disk Management
If you receive the 'Windows was unable to complete the format' message when you try to format the memory card from options provided by “My Computer', go to 'Disk Management' to format it.
2.Convert memory card with CMD diskpart
If your system fails to format the sd cad, you can check the sd card properties, it may becomes raw file system, then you need only to convert the file system into NTFS or FAT32, which can be recognized by Windows.
Step 1: Run CMD.
Convert memory card with CMD diskpart
Step2: Type“format K: /fs:fat32”(K is the drive letter of your SD card)
Then your SD card will turn into FAT 32 file system, if you want NTFS file system, you only need to type “ntfs” instead of “fat32” in the command window.
This process will format all your data, if you need the data, you need to recover them first. 3. Format micro SD memory card using professional tool
You can use professional format tool to format the memory card. Do notice that format tool might cause damages to your memory card, be cautious while using it.
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Reasons for Windows was Unable to Complete the Format
Windows was Unable to Complete the Format: Easy Procedure to Eliminate it
Procedure 1: Turn off Write Protection Feature Using Registry
Step 1: Press and hold the Windows Home key + R simultaneously on your device. This process will launch the Run dialog box. In the Run dialog box, write “regedit” and hit Enter.
Step 2: After that, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlStorageDevicePolicies and then, locate WriteProtection in StorageDevicePolicies. Here, tap on the WriteProtection key and reset its value from 1 to 0 in order to turn off the Write Protection feature.
Step 3: Now, simply press the OK button. Afterward, restart your device in order to save the new changes. Check whether the issue gets eliminated or not. Flash drives are not developed with any security programs. Thus, there are high chances that they can get malware or virus in them. This malware or virus can prevent the flash drive from working properly. Besides, it can also prevent the drive from formatting. In that case, running any antivirus scan will help. After running the antivirus scan, if the error message still appears, then you should disable the security program temporarily. Your USB drive or SD card might contain certain system file errors that require to be repaired. Therefore, you can repair the USB drive by using Check Disk Utility. It will automatically scan the USB drive and detect the system file error to repair them. To run a Disk Scan, you can follow these steps:
Procedure 2: Run Antivirus Scan
Procedure 3: Check the Disk Scan
Step 1: Primarily, you have to open the File Explorer and then, insert the drive in the USB slot. Now, wait till the scan is complete. Afterward, you need to tap on This PC option and then, click on the hard drive that you need to scan using CHKDSK. ![Windows unable to complete the format usb flash drive size 0.00 gb Windows unable to complete the format usb flash drive size 0.00 gb](/uploads/1/2/3/7/123736417/723650868.jpg)
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Step 2: Now, choose the Properties option from the menu. Then, go to the Tools tab and select the Check button that is under Error Checking. This process will take a few minutes to scan the drive. So, be patient. By using Disk Management, you can format the drive to remove such kind of Windows error. To do this, follow the instructions below:
Procedure 4: Use Disk Management
Step 1: First of all, press the Windows Home key + R key altogether to launch the Run dialog box. Now, in the Run dialog box, write “diskmgmt.msc” and press the Enter key to initiate the Disk Management
Step 2: Now, in the Disk Management window, right-click on the USB drive and select the Format option. Then, you will be prompted with a dialog box, confirm the process. Just hit the OK button.
Step 3: Afterward, select the File System in order to format the USB storage. Now, tap on OK button. Under the Disk Management window, if the USB drive shows empty with allocated file space. Then, tap on the New Simple volume that is under the USB drive’s menu. Now, you can format the flash drive with the new Simple Volume Wizard. To remove ‘Windows was unable to complete the format’ error message from your device, you can disable the USB flash drive’s write protection. But, in case, you do not find the write protect switch, then you can switch it off using any kind of third-party program to unblock position. And in turn, eliminating the Write Protection. Once it is done, see whether the error message has disappeared or not. Diskpart is a utility tool that can help you to format the USB flash drive. Basically, Diskpart is a command line tool that can be launched using Command Prompt. So, you can follow the steps below in order to format the USB flash drivers by using Diskpart: Primarily, you need to press and hold the Windows Home key + R key altogether on your keyboard. Now, in the Search bar, type “Dispart” and hit the Enter key. Then, in the Command Prompt, type the following command lines and hit Enter after each command: After performing this action, the issue should be resolved. Furthermore, you can also resolve this issue by using the Command Prompt. To do so, you can press the Windows logo key + X simultaneously on your keyboard. Now, select the Command Prompt (Admin). Here, you can enter the following commands in the Command Prompt. And, press the Enter button after each command: After performing these commands, you might receive the following message: Format cannot run as the volume is in use by another process. The format may run if this volume is dismounted first. ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE Now, select the Yes button and press the Enter key. This process will format your SD card or flash drive and remove the ‘Windows was unable to complete the format’ error message. If none of the methods works, then you require to check your SD card or USB drive to check if it is physically damaged. Then, you can use it on a different system and check if it works. If the drive doesn’t work in a different system, then you can insert another disc in the same slot to see if there is a problem with the USB slot. This process will ensure that whether the issue lies with the slot or with the USB drive. These are the most reliable solutions to remove the error message ‘Windows was unable to complete the format.’ However, if there is any sort of query as well as any feedback from your end, then please share your thoughts with us.
Procedure 5: Disable the USB Flash Drive’s Write Protection
Procedure 6: Use Diskpart
Method 7: Format Drive Using Command Prompt
INVALID. Would you like to force a dismount on this volume?”
Yes/No
Method 8: Check if your USB Drive or SD Card is Physically Damaged
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