You Need to Format the Disk in Drive Before You Can Use It FIX [Tutorial]
You Need to Format the Disk in Drive Before You Can Use It (USB Storage Not Accessible) FIX [Tutorial]
Command Shown: chkdsk %driveletter:% /r
If you receive the error "You need to format the disk in drive %driveletter name% before you can use it. Do you want to format it?" when you are trying to access a USB storage device (USB Hard drive, USB stick, etc.) then probably you have unplugged your USB device in improper way and without using the "Safely Remove Hardware" feature.
By ejecting a USB storage device without using "Safely Remove", the partition table of your USB device becomes corrupted and unreadable by Windows, so always use this feature when ejecting USB storage devices from your computer.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).