December 2nd, 2008 by admin

If you receive this error message “windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk utilities or programs that may be using this drive, and close any open windows with the drive contents showing”, try the following solution.

Step 1: install Unlocker.

Step 2: After installation, right click on the drive you are going to format, and then click “Unlocker” on the menu.

Step 3: A list of processes will be shown. Simply click on Unlock All.

You should be able to format your disk drive by now.

Download: Unlocker