Type select disk X (Replace with your USB’s number, e.g., select disk 2 ). Be extremely careful here; don't select your hard drive.
Go back to TransMac; the drive should now be "unallocated" and ready for formatting. 4. Disable Windows Defender or Antivirus Temporarily transmac drive has been locked by another program hot
Occasionally, TransMac struggles to lock a drive that is currently formatted in a way it doesn't recognize. Right-click your USB in . Select Format... and choose FAT32 . Perform a "Quick Format." Type select disk X (Replace with your USB’s number, e
The error occurs because Windows is protective of its file system. When you plug in a USB, several background processes immediately "grab" the drive to index files, check for errors, or simply display it in File Explorer. Because TransMac needs exclusive, low-level access to rewrite the partition table, any other process holding onto that drive will cause a conflict. Select Format
Type list disk to see all connected drives. Identify your USB (usually based on the size).