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FS means File System, for example, FAT, FAT32, NTFS. So you can use this statement in Command Prompt:<br />
Format X: /fs:FAT or Format X:/fs:FAT32 (recommend) or Format X:/fs:NTFS (with X is your pendrive, for example, D, E, F)
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FS means File System, for example, FAT, FAT32, NTFS. So you can use this statement in Command Prompt:
Format X: /fs:FAT or Format X:/fs:FAT32 (recommend) or Format X:/fs:NTFS (with X is your pendrive, for example, D, E, F)

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I tried to format my pendrive but got the message &quot;Windows was unable to complete the format&quot;. So i tried to format in dos. The message was &quot;The type of file system is RAW. Please use &nbsp;/FS switch to specify the file system you wish to use on this volume.&quot; What does &quot;/fs&quot; switch mean and how can i solve the problem of formatting the pendrive. Any suggestion.<br />

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I tried to format my pendrive but got the message "Windows was unable to complete the format". So i tried to format in dos. The message was "The type of file system is RAW. Please use  /FS switch to specify the file system you wish to use on this volume." What does "/fs" switch mean and how can i solve the problem of formatting the pendrive. Any suggestion.


/fs function

Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) was an operating system for x86-based personal computers, and traces of it are still found in the Windows operating system. DOS is still used in some embedded systems and for certain legacy 16-bit networks.