{"id":26746,"date":"2021-03-16T16:37:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/format-usb-stick\/"},"modified":"2021-03-16T16:37:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:37:57","slug":"format-usb-stick","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/en\/format-usb-stick\/","title":{"rendered":"Format USB stick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-1ktlnfq-04948dae7bde043c5b8726394724d6ab\">\n#top .flex_column.av-1ktlnfq-04948dae7bde043c5b8726394724d6ab{\nborder-radius:0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px;\npadding:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-1ktlnfq-04948dae7bde043c5b8726394724d6ab av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-1ktlnfq-04948dae7bde043c5b8726394724d6ab\">\n#top .flex_column.av-1ktlnfq-04948dae7bde043c5b8726394724d6ab{\nborder-radius:0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px;\npadding:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-1ktlnfq-04948dae7bde043c5b8726394724d6ab av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What is exFat?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>exFAT was primarily developed to replace FAT32 on flash disks to remove the limitations of FAT \/ FAT32 in terms of single file size (max. approx. 4GB per file) and maximum partition size while maintaining compatibility with many different host devices.<\/p>\n<p>Advantages of exFat:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24892 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/exfat-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/exfat-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/exfat.jpg 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Almost all operating systems can access it<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> no file size limitations<\/p>\n<p>Disadvantages of exFat:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> slightly slower than NTFS<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-1ktlnfq-04948dae7bde043c5b8726394724d6ab\">\n#top .flex_column.av-1ktlnfq-04948dae7bde043c5b8726394724d6ab{\nborder-radius:0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px;\npadding:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-1ktlnfq-04948dae7bde043c5b8726394724d6ab av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What is NTFS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Compared to the FAT file system, NTFS offers, among other things, targeted access protection at the file level and greater data security through journaling. However, compatibility is not as broad as with FAT. Another advantage of NTFS is that the file size is not limited to about 4 GB as with FAT16\/32.<\/p>\n<p>Advantages of NTFS:<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24881 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NTFS-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NTFS-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NTFS.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> new operating systems can be installed on it<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Higher data rates<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> File sizes up to 16 TB possible<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Partition sizes up to 256 TB<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Writes files &#8220;intelligently&#8221; to avoid fragmentation<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> logs file changes in case of crashes to avoid data loss<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Files can be encrypted<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Compress files and disks possible<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> faster defragmentation<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> File accesses can be monitored<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Users can be assigned memory quotas<\/p>\n<p>Disadvantages of NTFS:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> full support only under Windows operating systems<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> not readable by many devices<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-ediejra-939f81adbc998a6793d30a432c5f62c2\">\n#top .flex_column.av-ediejra-939f81adbc998a6793d30a432c5f62c2{\nborder-radius:0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px;\npadding:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-ediejra-939f81adbc998a6793d30a432c5f62c2 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'   ><p><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What are the main file systems in Windows?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-table av-1eju2ue-2b5fe5b31460b7aa97f1cf1e99b10fdc main_color avia-pricing-table-container avia_pricing_default  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-table-1 '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><div class=\"pricing-table-wrap\"><ul class='pricing-table '><li class=''><div class='first-table-item'>File system<\/div><span class='pricing-extra'><\/span><\/li><li class=''>FAT32<\/li><li class=''>exFAT<\/li><li class=''>NTFS 1.0, 1.1, 2<\/li><li class=''>NTFS 3.0, 3.1, TxF<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"pricing-table-wrap\"><ul class='pricing-table '><li class=''><div class='first-table-item'>max. Partition<\/div><span class='pricing-extra'><\/span><\/li><li class=''>8 TB<\/li><li class=''>&gt;8 TB<\/li><li class=''>&gt;8 TB<\/li><li class=''>&gt;8 TB<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"pricing-table-wrap\"><ul class='pricing-table '><li class=''><div class='first-table-item'>Usage<\/div><span class='pricing-extra'><\/span><\/li><li class=''>Windows 95b, Windows 98, Windows ME<\/li><li class=''>Windows CE, Flash memory media<\/li><li class=''>Windows NT 3.1 bis Windows NT 4.0<\/li><li class=''>Windows 2000, Windowx XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-jjkgqu-9ad277fd797eabb3d092612aad3559f3\">\n#top .flex_column.av-jjkgqu-9ad277fd797eabb3d092612aad3559f3{\nborder-radius:0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px;\npadding:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-jjkgqu-9ad277fd797eabb3d092612aad3559f3 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>How do I format a USB stick under Windows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Connect the USB stick to your PC\/laptop by plugging it into a free USB port.<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24884 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wie-formatieren-ueber-explorer-167x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wie-formatieren-ueber-explorer-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wie-formatieren-ueber-explorer.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Click the Windows Start icon in the lower left corner and then click &#8220;Computer&#8221;. Here you can see the connected removable disk.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Right-click on the USB stick and select &#8220;Format &#8230;&#8221; with the left mouse button. A new window opens.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Here you can select the desired file system. If you would like to use your USB stick also in connection with other operating systems, we recommend the default setting &#8220;NTFS&#8221;.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> If you only want to pair your stick with Windows systems anyway, you can select the &#8220;FAT32&#8221; setting. However, this file system is only applicable to USB sticks with up to 32 GBytes.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> To format a disk larger than 32 GByte with FAT32, you need an additional program, such as FAT32Formatter.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> You can leave the &#8220;Storage capacity&#8221; and the &#8220;Allocation unit size&#8221; unchanged.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Behind &#8220;Volume label&#8221; you can define a name for the USB stick. You can still change this at any time after formatting.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> As a rule, you can leave or set the checkmark in front of &#8220;Quick formatting&#8221;, since this type of formatting is completely sufficient in most cases. However, if you want to be on the safe side when deleting data, you can uncheck the box.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Click on &#8220;Start&#8221; and confirm the security prompt. Afterwards your USB stick will be formatted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-jjkgqu-9ad277fd797eabb3d092612aad3559f3\">\n#top .flex_column.av-jjkgqu-9ad277fd797eabb3d092612aad3559f3{\nborder-radius:0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px;\npadding:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-jjkgqu-9ad277fd797eabb3d092612aad3559f3 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>How do I format a USB stick under CDM*:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Connect the USB stick to your PC by plugging it into a free USB port.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24888 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Formatierung-unter-CDM-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Formatierung-unter-CDM-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Formatierung-unter-CDM-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Formatierung-unter-CDM-705x368.jpg 705w, https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Formatierung-unter-CDM-450x235.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Formatierung-unter-CDM.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Press the WINDOWS key + R<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Type &#8220;CMD&#8221; and press Enter. A new black window (console) opens.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Here you have to enter &#8220;format&#8221;, then the drive letter here in the example &#8220;E:&#8221; then &#8220;\/FS&#8221; for formatting and then the format here in the example &#8220;FAT32&#8221;. Confirm your entry with Enter. &#8220;format E: \/FS:FAT32&#8221; ) Here you can get more information: https:\/\/ss64.com\/nt\/format.html<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Now you get again an overview of the USB stick here in the example &#8221; The TYPE of the file system&#8221;, the memory size and which formatting was selected. If everything is correct confirm this by pressing J + Enter.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Then you can give the USB stick a drive name (11 characters) and confirm with Enter.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/hikitec.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/zzz_HIKITEC_Favicon_32.png\" width=\"11\" height=\"12\"> Afterwards your USB stick will be formatted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Use at your own risk! 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