====== The painful Windows10 way ======

> __NOTE__: (03/12/2018) Nicole Birgel in the fb forum suggested:
> - do not to use "Quick Format"
> - do a "**Full Format**"
> - FB user Dean Le Blanc recently reported success with this method:
>   - https://www.facebook.com/groups/209280506324242/permalink/330439800874978/

I'm somewhat reluctant to share the Windows10 way of doing this, as I found it far too fiddly, and with so many steps, it increases the likelihood for making mistakes and accidentally trashing your hard-disk rather than fixing your USB stick!

Please consider the [[use_a_3rd-party_formatting_tool|Use a 3rd party formatting tool]] approach rather than this, as I feel most people will find it far more straight forward.

Anyway, for what it's worth, here goes...

===== Initial Notes =====

  * Windows has a GUI-based partitioning tool called "**Disk Management**", but one drawback of it is that it does not permit the removal of volumes/partitions from removable-drives such as USB sticks.
  * So for this 'volume/partition removal' step, I had to resort to a command-line tool called "**diskpart**"
  * For the creation of new partitions on the USB stick, I jump back to the GUI-based "**Disk Management**" tool

===== Step1: Removing existing volume/partition from USB stick =====

  * Click the "**start**" button and type "**cmd.exe**"
  * __Right-click__ it and select "**Run as administrator**"
  * Run the command **diskpart**
  * Do the **list disk** command to assess which disk equates to your USB stick

<code>
  Disk ###  Status         Size     Free     Dyn  Gpt
  --------  -------------  -------  -------  ---  ---
  Disk 0    Online          238 GB      0 B        *
  Disk 1    Online           15 GB      0 B
</code>

  * Ok, for me, I know my USB stick is about 16GB, so I know it is **Disk 1**
  * So I type "**select disk 1**"
  * Next, I need to figure out which partition I want to delete
  * So I type "**list volume**"

<code>
  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 0     C   Windows      NTFS   Partition    195 GB  Healthy    Boot
  Volume 1     D   LENOVO       NTFS   Partition     25 GB  Healthy
  Volume 2         SYSTEM_DRV   FAT32  Partition    260 MB  Healthy    System
  Volume 3         WINRE_DRV    NTFS   Partition   1000 MB  Healthy    Hidden
  Volume 4         LENOVO_PART  NTFS   Partition     15 GB  Healthy    Hidden
* Volume 5         NEW VOLUME   FAT32  Removable     15 GB  Healthy
</code>

  * I think it is **Volume 5**, as that is 15GB... But I'd like to be more confident of that...
  * So I type "**select volume 5**"
  * Then I type "**detail volume**"

<code>
  Disk ###  Status         Size     Free     Dyn  Gpt
  --------  -------------  -------  -------  ---  ---
* Disk 1    Online           15 GB      0 B

Read-only              : No
Hidden                 : No
No Default Drive Letter: No
Shadow Copy            : No
Offline                : No
BitLocker Encrypted    : No
Installable            : Yes

Volume Capacity        :   15 GB
Volume Free Space      :   15 GB
</code>

  * Aah good, I get some assurance early on that **Volume 5** exists on **Disk 1**, my USB stick!
  * Now to delete this volume, I type "**clean**" (WARNING: be 100% sure you've selected the correct volume, as this will delete it!!)

Ok, I've now successfully deleted the sole partition off my USB stick.

===== Step2: Adding a simple partition via 'Disk Management' tool =====

  * Click the "**start**" button and open the "**Disk Management**" by right-clicking and "**Run as administrator**"
  * The USB stick's drive space should now show as being "**Unallocated**"

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  * Now right-click Disk1 and do "**New Simple Volume...**"

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  * A wizard appears, I click "**Next**"
  * I accept the suggested volume-size and click "**Next**"
  * I accept the default drive-letter and click "**Next**"
  * I change from "<del>NTFS</del>" to "**FAT32**" and click "**Next**"

I am then finally rewarded with a single-partition FAT32 drive containing an MBR (confirmed via dd+hexdump).

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 Once the format is complete, copy your “**THEC64-drive8.d64**” file across and try it on your c64 mini.

If problems persist, let us know in either the community forum or the facebook group.