Formatting Pendrive by usual method(Right click-->Format) doesn't remove some harmful virus. By following the below steps you can remove all the harmful virus in your USB drive without any antivirus software.
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You can also format any of your disk (like C: , D: , E: , ).
- Insert your Pendrive to be formatted into USB port.
- Open MyComputer and check for the USB drive letter followed by colon(:) and note down in your mind.
- Open Command prompt through RUN command (Window key + R) then type cmd in RUN command and press OK.
- Command Prompt window opens now.
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Command Prompt |
- In that type Format G:
- Eg: C:\users\dinesh>format g:
- Now Command prompt verifies your system and ask you to press Enter. Then Formatting your Pendrive starts. (It takes some minutes)
- It asks you to enter volume label If none press Enter.
- Yup! You have removed virus from your Pendrive.
Note:
You can also format any of your disk (like C: , D: , E: , ).