Format of 16 GB USB drive seems stuck
I started formatting a thumb drive about an hour ago. I initiated the process through the file system, but now the drive doesn't show up there. So I opened the disk utility. It is on the list there, but there is a spinning icon that it's busy.
It's been a long time now. Is this how this should be working? It doesn't seem right. What needs to happen for the formatting to complete?
usb hard-drive format
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I started formatting a thumb drive about an hour ago. I initiated the process through the file system, but now the drive doesn't show up there. So I opened the disk utility. It is on the list there, but there is a spinning icon that it's busy.
It's been a long time now. Is this how this should be working? It doesn't seem right. What needs to happen for the formatting to complete?
usb hard-drive format
asked 10 hours ago
kim holderkim holder
224116
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Formatting takes seconds normally. How did you "initiated the process through the file system"?
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
@Pilot6 I right-clicked on it and chose 'format' from the popup menu.
– kim holder
10 hours ago
1
Well, that's not the best way. I would prefer usinggparted. Some process is frozen.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
How can I proceed? Is there a safe way to stop the process?
– kim holder
10 hours ago
There is a good chance that it is successful already. You never mentioned the system you are using. If Ubuntu 18.04, the new Gnome desktop has lots of bugs like this. It's unusable for me. You can try to pull it out, reinsert and see what happens. You can always format it again.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
|
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I started formatting a thumb drive about an hour ago. I initiated the process through the file system, but now the drive doesn't show up there. So I opened the disk utility. It is on the list there, but there is a spinning icon that it's busy.
It's been a long time now. Is this how this should be working? It doesn't seem right. What needs to happen for the formatting to complete?
usb hard-drive format
asked 10 hours ago
kim holderkim holder
224116
I started formatting a thumb drive about an hour ago. I initiated the process through the file system, but now the drive doesn't show up there. So I opened the disk utility. It is on the list there, but there is a spinning icon that it's busy.
It's been a long time now. Is this how this should be working? It doesn't seem right. What needs to happen for the formatting to complete?
usb hard-drive format
usb hard-drive format
asked 10 hours ago
kim holderkim holder
224116
asked 10 hours ago
kim holderkim holder
224116
asked 10 hours ago
kim holderkim holder
224116
asked 10 hours ago
kim holderkim holder
224116
asked 10 hours ago
kim holderkim holder
224116
224116
1
Formatting takes seconds normally. How did you "initiated the process through the file system"?
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
@Pilot6 I right-clicked on it and chose 'format' from the popup menu.
– kim holder
10 hours ago
1
Well, that's not the best way. I would prefer usinggparted. Some process is frozen.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
How can I proceed? Is there a safe way to stop the process?
– kim holder
10 hours ago
There is a good chance that it is successful already. You never mentioned the system you are using. If Ubuntu 18.04, the new Gnome desktop has lots of bugs like this. It's unusable for me. You can try to pull it out, reinsert and see what happens. You can always format it again.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
|
show 3 more comments
1
Formatting takes seconds normally. How did you "initiated the process through the file system"?
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
@Pilot6 I right-clicked on it and chose 'format' from the popup menu.
– kim holder
10 hours ago
1
Well, that's not the best way. I would prefer usinggparted. Some process is frozen.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
How can I proceed? Is there a safe way to stop the process?
– kim holder
10 hours ago
There is a good chance that it is successful already. You never mentioned the system you are using. If Ubuntu 18.04, the new Gnome desktop has lots of bugs like this. It's unusable for me. You can try to pull it out, reinsert and see what happens. You can always format it again.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
1
1
Formatting takes seconds normally. How did you "initiated the process through the file system"?
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
Formatting takes seconds normally. How did you "initiated the process through the file system"?
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
@Pilot6 I right-clicked on it and chose 'format' from the popup menu.
– kim holder
10 hours ago
@Pilot6 I right-clicked on it and chose 'format' from the popup menu.
– kim holder
10 hours ago
1
1
Well, that's not the best way. I would prefer using
gparted. Some process is frozen.– Pilot6
10 hours ago
Well, that's not the best way. I would prefer using
gparted. Some process is frozen.– Pilot6
10 hours ago
How can I proceed? Is there a safe way to stop the process?
– kim holder
10 hours ago
How can I proceed? Is there a safe way to stop the process?
– kim holder
10 hours ago
There is a good chance that it is successful already. You never mentioned the system you are using. If Ubuntu 18.04, the new Gnome desktop has lots of bugs like this. It's unusable for me. You can try to pull it out, reinsert and see what happens. You can always format it again.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
There is a good chance that it is successful already. You never mentioned the system you are using. If Ubuntu 18.04, the new Gnome desktop has lots of bugs like this. It's unusable for me. You can try to pull it out, reinsert and see what happens. You can always format it again.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
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Formatting takes seconds normally. How did you "initiated the process through the file system"?
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
@Pilot6 I right-clicked on it and chose 'format' from the popup menu.
– kim holder
10 hours ago
1
Well, that's not the best way. I would prefer using
gparted. Some process is frozen.– Pilot6
10 hours ago
How can I proceed? Is there a safe way to stop the process?
– kim holder
10 hours ago
There is a good chance that it is successful already. You never mentioned the system you are using. If Ubuntu 18.04, the new Gnome desktop has lots of bugs like this. It's unusable for me. You can try to pull it out, reinsert and see what happens. You can always format it again.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago