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Summary: "Volume in use" when trying to format most commonly means you're trying to format and erase the entire disk that has Windows on it.
The most common scenario for this is that the operating system itself is using the drive. For example you can't FORMAT C: if Windows itself resides on or is using C:. The only way to format a drive in use by the system is to reboot, usually from floppy, so the system isn't running. Be careful - this usually means you are wiping out your system - I'm assuming that's what you want.
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Article C1949 - May 25, 2004
Hi. I need to format my hard drive desperately as I caught a virus somehow. My hard drive was split so it has a c drive and a d drive. I only want to format c. Can I send all my stuff that I have on c to my d drive and then format c? If I can how do I do that. When I try to move my files from c it tells me it is in use and cannot be moved. What can I do to dodge this? PLEASE HELP!!! Thanks
Posted by: Annelie Basson at March 27, 2009 2:57 PMafter typing format c on cmd prmt my pc shows cannot format ..or cannot lock the hard disk..it is in use plz help me as i dont have xp boot cd..and i wnt to format my c drive..as my pc got virus infected
06-Apr-2009
hi i cannot access my computer properties or display properties. if it comes once but vanishes in few seconds. Even i cant format and reload my system with XP. Kindly help - did not match any documents.
Posted by: Hari at April 5, 2009 8:15 PMI have read all the comments, tried all the solutions but I still cannot format my second hard drive that used to be the primary drive. I have deleted all the files except the old Windows XP Pro folder on the secondary drive. I cannot remove the old Windows folder because the file named Flash9b.ocx defies removal. When trying to format through disk management the following message appears: "The primary partition is currently in use. To force format click yes. Warning: Forcing a format might cause unexpected errors in the application that is using this volume. DO you want to continue?"
I have disabled: security software, firewall, Carbonite backup, turned page file off, feed the fish and cleaned the cat box and still get this message. What is the worst that can happen if I force the format? Can we discover what is using the primary partition on this secondary drive?
Posted by: Larry at April 28, 2009 11:12 AMPlease how can i format my hard drive from another computer
Posted by: Shina at May 12, 2009 6:17 AMI need to format c i got a badddd virus but windows is on it. i heard i can use DOS to run my computer. is there anyway that i can obtain a windows xp cd for free / cheap? i have my lisence and everything.
Posted by: Marshall at May 14, 2009 7:13 PMI have an old 40gb seagate hdd, whatever i do i cant format it: ive used xp installer to delete it,no avail;i used erd commander bootable,still no avail;i used basic dos utilities,no avail still,...everytime i reboot the deleted files go back to its original state...help!!!
Posted by: MJ at June 22, 2009 7:34 AMUSE A WINDOWS XP BOOTABLE DISK TO FORMATE YOUR SYSTEM AND AN OPTICAL DRIVE.WITH OUT IT U WON'T BE ABLE TO FORMATE YOUR SYSTEM AS THE FILES NEED FOR THE SYSTEM TO BE REBULID CAN BE FOUND ON THE BOOT DISK.
Posted by: jayanit at July 8, 2009 4:34 AM[link removed]
i cant access my e drive. it says that |||||||"the disk in drive e is not formatted. do you want to format it now??" and whenever i click YES it says "the disk in drive e cannot be formatted." please help..
Posted by: jack at September 30, 2009 12:45 AMHi, I was formatting my c drive with visa on it and the battery died half way through. now when booting from the vista cd i get an error "windows has encountered an problem communicating with a device connected to your computer......" i tried booting from an xp cd and get a blue screen exceptional error. the hdd is visible in the bios so dont think its a physical prob. is there a boot disk or somethng i can get to allow me to format properly? any help would be greatly appreciated.
Posted by: Eamonn at November 16, 2009 12:31 PM