Instructions

1

Insert the USB drive into your computer. Copy any files on the drive onto your computer hard drive, as reformatting requires erasing all data on the USB drive.
2

Open the "Computer" window from the "Start" menu and right-click on your USB drive. Click "Properties."
3

Click the "Policies" tab and select the "Optimize for performance" button. NTFS formatting on a USB stick requires the write-caching enabled by this option. Press "OK" to save the setting.
4

Right-click the USB drive again and click "Format."
5

Open the "File system" pull-down menu and click "NTFS."
6

Uncheck the "Quick Format" box if it is checked.
7

Press "Start" and wait while the drive formats. After completion, you can copy files of any size to your USB drive.