First make a backup of anything you want to keep on the stick, then follow these instructions on how to format it properly (If you haven’t already – you said you weren’t sure)
– On windows 8, right click on the start button (or click Start + X on the keyboard)
– Click on “Disk Management”
– You should have a list of drives in an old-fashioned looking interface.
– Right click on the partition for the USB stick. Select “Delete Volume”. Click “Yes” on any boxes that flash up.
– Right Click on the space that now says “Unallocated”. Click “Create Simple Volume”.
– Hit Next 3 Times (default settings are fine)
– Then make sure that “FAT32” is selected, Allocation Unit Size should be “default”, and Label your drive. Tick the “Perform a quick format” box.
– Click next, then finish.
It should now work.. If it doesn’t then I don’t know how to solve it.. 🙂
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