But sometimes, even after all the precautions, you end up losing your data. Q2: How to Recover Data after formatting USB flash drive using FAT/FAT32/NTFS/exFAT?Ī2) Ideally, you should take a back-up of your data before formatting.
The two ways in which you can format your USB Flash Drive are: FAT or FAT 32 file system is the option selected by default for formatting a USB flash drive. A1) In most Windows systems while formatting a USB Stick/Flash Drive, file system choices are presented to you – NTFS, FAT, FAT32 or exFAT.