Using BOOTICE to repair a corrupted USB drive That’s all there is to it, you should now have a restored USB key with a single exFAT or fat 32 formatted partition that can be read from any computer.
Format factory portable usb install#
For exFAT, (if using Ubuntu or Debian), type apt install exfat-utils and then type mkfs.exfat /dev/sd x1 (replacing xwith your drive letter).For Fat32, type mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sd x1 (replacing xwith your drive letter).The last step is to create the fat32 or exFAT filesystem. Type umount /dev/sd x1 (replacing x with your drive letter).Ĭ.Type w to write the new partition information to the USB key.Press enter again to accept the default last sector.Next press enter to accept the default first sector.Type 1 to make this the first partition then press enter.