Why doesn't Gparted show my USB stick?

30,544
  • In Gparted, use the menu in the top-right to select your USB flash drive

enter image description here

enter image description here

  • Unmount any mounted partitions on the flash drive

  • Format the partions

Share:
30,544

Related videos on Youtube

Community
Author by

Community

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

  • Community
    Community over 1 year

    I have a new 16 GB kingston flash pen that I cannot format

    Gparted doesn't seem to see it

    enter image description here

    It has some windows exe and files on it

    enter image description here

    In do not have the format option as described here for Nautilus, Thunar or PCManFM

    Its properties in Nautilus are

    enter image description here

    • mikewhatever
      mikewhatever over 11 years
      There is a menu in Gparted on the right up top just above partitions. You might need to click it and swhich to the device.
    • Admin
      Admin over 11 years
      yes that's it. the question is to be merged
  • Admin
    Admin over 11 years
    sda1 is my windows partition :)