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Cannot initialize disk in PowerShell : Initialize-Disk throws “The disk has already been initialized”
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I'm trying to change the flash drive's partition style to GPT using PowerShell, but the cmdlet throws "The disk has already been initialized" (even though I've cleaned the drive):
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Clear-Disk 5 -RemoveData -RemoveOEM
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Get-Disk 5
Number Friendly Name OperationalStatus Total Size Partition Style
------ ------------- ----------------- ---------- ---------------
5 UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power16G USB Device Online 15.14 GB MBR
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Initialize-Disk 5 -PartitionStyle GPT
Initialize-Disk : The disk has already been initialized.
At line:1 char:1
+ Initialize-Disk 5 -PartitionStyle GPT
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (StorageWMI:ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk) [Initialize-Disk], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : StorageWMI 41001,Initialize-Disk
How can I de-initialize the disk so that I can re-initialize it?
P.S. -PartitionStyle MBR shows the same error.
powershell partition hard-drive usb-flash-drive
asked Mar 30 '13 at 23:51
Ark-kunArk-kun
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I'm trying to change the flash drive's partition style to GPT using PowerShell, but the cmdlet throws "The disk has already been initialized" (even though I've cleaned the drive):
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Clear-Disk 5 -RemoveData -RemoveOEM
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Get-Disk 5
Number Friendly Name OperationalStatus Total Size Partition Style
------ ------------- ----------------- ---------- ---------------
5 UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power16G USB Device Online 15.14 GB MBR
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Initialize-Disk 5 -PartitionStyle GPT
Initialize-Disk : The disk has already been initialized.
At line:1 char:1
+ Initialize-Disk 5 -PartitionStyle GPT
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (StorageWMI:ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk) [Initialize-Disk], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : StorageWMI 41001,Initialize-Disk
How can I de-initialize the disk so that I can re-initialize it?
P.S. -PartitionStyle MBR shows the same error.
powershell partition hard-drive usb-flash-drive
asked Mar 30 '13 at 23:51
Ark-kunArk-kun
1165
It looks like the Clear-Disk cmdlet is not working as it should or the drive is not properly clearing the data as the drive should revert back to a partition style of RAW after it is run. Do you have this issue with other storage as well?
– Persistent13
Feb 27 '17 at 22:45
I see this with two different models of USB drives as well. If I try the diskpart equivalent (select disk and then clean), the drive becomes MBR instead. Wondering if USB drives can't be raw...
– aggieNick02
Dec 14 '17 at 20:39
I was running into the same issue. I searched and found this Microsoft Doc that states, "You cannot use the GPT partition style on removable media."
– Paul Mayle
Dec 29 '18 at 17:31
add a comment |
I'm trying to change the flash drive's partition style to GPT using PowerShell, but the cmdlet throws "The disk has already been initialized" (even though I've cleaned the drive):
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Clear-Disk 5 -RemoveData -RemoveOEM
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Get-Disk 5
Number Friendly Name OperationalStatus Total Size Partition Style
------ ------------- ----------------- ---------- ---------------
5 UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power16G USB Device Online 15.14 GB MBR
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Initialize-Disk 5 -PartitionStyle GPT
Initialize-Disk : The disk has already been initialized.
At line:1 char:1
+ Initialize-Disk 5 -PartitionStyle GPT
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (StorageWMI:ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk) [Initialize-Disk], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : StorageWMI 41001,Initialize-Disk
How can I de-initialize the disk so that I can re-initialize it?
P.S. -PartitionStyle MBR shows the same error.
powershell partition hard-drive usb-flash-drive
asked Mar 30 '13 at 23:51
Ark-kunArk-kun
1165
I'm trying to change the flash drive's partition style to GPT using PowerShell, but the cmdlet throws "The disk has already been initialized" (even though I've cleaned the drive):
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Clear-Disk 5 -RemoveData -RemoveOEM
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Get-Disk 5
Number Friendly Name OperationalStatus Total Size Partition Style
------ ------------- ----------------- ---------- ---------------
5 UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power16G USB Device Online 15.14 GB MBR
PS C:WINDOWSsystem32> Initialize-Disk 5 -PartitionStyle GPT
Initialize-Disk : The disk has already been initialized.
At line:1 char:1
+ Initialize-Disk 5 -PartitionStyle GPT
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (StorageWMI:ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk) [Initialize-Disk], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : StorageWMI 41001,Initialize-Disk
How can I de-initialize the disk so that I can re-initialize it?
P.S. -PartitionStyle MBR shows the same error.
powershell partition hard-drive usb-flash-drive
powershell partition hard-drive usb-flash-drive
asked Mar 30 '13 at 23:51
Ark-kunArk-kun
1165
asked Mar 30 '13 at 23:51
Ark-kunArk-kun
1165
asked Mar 30 '13 at 23:51
Ark-kunArk-kun
1165
asked Mar 30 '13 at 23:51
Ark-kunArk-kun
1165
asked Mar 30 '13 at 23:51
Ark-kunArk-kun
1165
1165
It looks like the Clear-Disk cmdlet is not working as it should or the drive is not properly clearing the data as the drive should revert back to a partition style of RAW after it is run. Do you have this issue with other storage as well?
– Persistent13
Feb 27 '17 at 22:45
I see this with two different models of USB drives as well. If I try the diskpart equivalent (select disk and then clean), the drive becomes MBR instead. Wondering if USB drives can't be raw...
– aggieNick02
Dec 14 '17 at 20:39
I was running into the same issue. I searched and found this Microsoft Doc that states, "You cannot use the GPT partition style on removable media."
– Paul Mayle
Dec 29 '18 at 17:31
add a comment |
It looks like the Clear-Disk cmdlet is not working as it should or the drive is not properly clearing the data as the drive should revert back to a partition style of RAW after it is run. Do you have this issue with other storage as well?
– Persistent13
Feb 27 '17 at 22:45
I see this with two different models of USB drives as well. If I try the diskpart equivalent (select disk and then clean), the drive becomes MBR instead. Wondering if USB drives can't be raw...
– aggieNick02
Dec 14 '17 at 20:39
I was running into the same issue. I searched and found this Microsoft Doc that states, "You cannot use the GPT partition style on removable media."
– Paul Mayle
Dec 29 '18 at 17:31
It looks like the Clear-Disk cmdlet is not working as it should or the drive is not properly clearing the data as the drive should revert back to a partition style of RAW after it is run. Do you have this issue with other storage as well?
– Persistent13
Feb 27 '17 at 22:45
It looks like the Clear-Disk cmdlet is not working as it should or the drive is not properly clearing the data as the drive should revert back to a partition style of RAW after it is run. Do you have this issue with other storage as well?
– Persistent13
Feb 27 '17 at 22:45
I see this with two different models of USB drives as well. If I try the diskpart equivalent (select disk and then clean), the drive becomes MBR instead. Wondering if USB drives can't be raw...
– aggieNick02
Dec 14 '17 at 20:39
I see this with two different models of USB drives as well. If I try the diskpart equivalent (select disk and then clean), the drive becomes MBR instead. Wondering if USB drives can't be raw...
– aggieNick02
Dec 14 '17 at 20:39
I was running into the same issue. I searched and found this Microsoft Doc that states, "You cannot use the GPT partition style on removable media."
– Paul Mayle
Dec 29 '18 at 17:31
I was running into the same issue. I searched and found this Microsoft Doc that states, "You cannot use the GPT partition style on removable media."
– Paul Mayle
Dec 29 '18 at 17:31
add a comment |
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When you want to start over, start with a RESET. Then you can initialize, format, and perform other operations. Remember to put the disk in maintenance mode if it is in a cluster.
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When you want to start over, start with a RESET. Then you can initialize, format, and perform other operations. Remember to put the disk in maintenance mode if it is in a cluster.
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It looks like the Clear-Disk cmdlet is not working as it should or the drive is not properly clearing the data as the drive should revert back to a partition style of RAW after it is run. Do you have this issue with other storage as well?
– Persistent13
Feb 27 '17 at 22:45
I see this with two different models of USB drives as well. If I try the diskpart equivalent (select disk and then clean), the drive becomes MBR instead. Wondering if USB drives can't be raw...
– aggieNick02
Dec 14 '17 at 20:39
I was running into the same issue. I searched and found this Microsoft Doc that states, "You cannot use the GPT partition style on removable media."
– Paul Mayle
Dec 29 '18 at 17:31