Diskpart Utility Tutorial

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Diskpart: 

 Diskpart utility is a command line utility that allows you to manage and configure your hard disks, volumes, or partitions
How to format the pendrive using diskpart utility if it is not getting listed in the Windows Explorer?

Steps to be followed
  1. Open command prompt in administrator mode
  2. type "diskpart"
  3. type "list disk" which displays all disks present on the computer
  4. type "select disk 1", if you want to the select the second disk, you can choose any number
  5. type "clean", which will remove all the partition or volume formatting from the disk with focus
  6. type "create partition primary", which creates a primary partition on the current basic disk. after you create the partition, the focus automatically shifts to the new partition
  7. type "active", which marks the partition as active
  8. type "format FS=NTFS LABEL="ANY NAME" QUICK", performs a quick format
  9. type "assign" which will assign a drive letter
  10. type "exit" and close the command line

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