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Formatting a USB Storage Drive in Windows®

To format a USB storage drive in Windows, connect it via a USB port and follow these steps:

  1. Open your File Explorer. (For Windows 8 and later, hold the Windows key, press "X," and select File Explorer). Then, right-click on the corresponding drive letter.
  2. From the menu, select "Format."
  3. Leave the settings at their defaults or select specific values as needed. For best performance and compatibility, we suggest ExFAT for the file system and GPT for the partition scheme, though specific applications may have other requirements.
  4. Click "Start." A confirmation message will appear when formatting is complete.

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