To format a USB drive in NTFS File System, you can use the Command Prompt or the File Explorer in Windows 11/10. This guide shows you how.

In my experience NTFS Is more robust and I format all USB drives for Windows in NTFS. Linux can read and write NTFS (you may need to install ntfs-3g for writing).

To force format a USB drive in Windows 11, open File Explorer and navigate to “This PC.” Locate your USB drive, right-click on it, and select “Format” from the context menu.

You can format an external drive quickly and easily in Windows, without the need of any third-party tools. But before you format your USB drive, you need to consider which file system to use.

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