formatting usb thumbdrive - ABA DSS

**tman2e** · August 3rd, 2008

How does one format a thumbdrive to either a FAT or a FAT32, whatever that is? It may be a dumb question but I need some help in this area. Thanks to all that respond.

**spyder123** · August 3rd, 2008

insert thumb drive into pc .right click on my computer. click open then right click removable disk and format.

**boboisno1** · August 3rd, 2008

Put it in your computer, then go to computer/my computer locate the thumbdrive and right click on it. You should see the option to format it. Use fat for Cptains them seem to work better with that style.

**tman2e** · August 3rd, 2008

You guys are great! Thanks very much for the advice.

cholito · August 4th, 2008

Glad someone asked this question.

My friend bought a 1GB Sandisk flashdrive. Unknowest to him, it came with it's own built in software and he lives in another state than I do and I'm here on the phone trying to tell him the exact same thing you guys just said above. We could never get the **** thing to format.

Well, finally I said it's time for google. Sure enough....the stupid thing had a built in software program to supposedly make it work easier/better.

Well, the program was called U3 Launchpad and the only way you could get rid of it was by uninstalling it with another program you had to get off the net.

Should anyone else encounter this problem, here is the answer to your prayers: http://www.u3.com/uninstall/

The removal link is at the very bottom of the page.

I hope this helps people out in the future...I wasted an hour plus of my life trying to figure this thing out. Maybe if someone let's me know in the future that this link helped them...I won't feel as bad about that lost hour. LOL!

Oh yeah....make sure the thing is plugged in to your PC when using the uninstall program provided in the link. It was quick and easy. After that, you can format your flashdrive to FAT32.

**tman2e** · August 4th, 2008

I want to thank Cholito for posting this information because I tried re formatting the drive and it didn't work for me. I haven't tried the program you recommended yet but regardless of success I want to thank you for your effort.

**Bud_Alcor** · August 4th, 2008

The easiest way.put it. Got to my computer, look for it. >right click and format.