Formatting a Flash Drive

Summary

How to format a flash drive

Body

Issue/Question

I am unable to load a video to a flash drive

Environment

  • Windows
  • MAC

Cause

Flash drive is formatted as fat32 and has a maximum file size of 4GB's

Resolution

  1. Plug the flash drive into a windows computer
  2. Locate the flash drive in File Explorer
  3. Right-click the flashdrive name
  4. select Format

Note: This will erase all the contents on the flash drive

  1. Switch the format to exFat
  2. Click ok

Details

Details

Article ID: 1320
Created
Fri 11/16/18 3:45 PM
Modified
Wed 7/17/24 10:11 AM
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