Click Start . A warning message will appear: “Formatting will erase ALL data on this disk.” Click OK to confirm.
Type select disk X (replace X with the number of your USB drive). Warning: Selecting the wrong disk causes data loss on that disk.
After formatting, type assign to give the drive a letter.
| Setting | Description | Recommendation | |---------|-------------|----------------| | | Automatically detected size | Leave as default | | File system | Determines how data is organized | See Section 4 | | Allocation unit size | Advanced storage setting | Default (usually 4096 bytes) | | Volume label | Name displayed for the drive | Enter a descriptive name (e.g., “BACKUP_2024”) |