Powershell command to format the usb drive even though a file was opened

Question

I need to format a USB drive even though the file was opened. Need to have a powershell command which need to execute using java program.

Currently, we are using, powershell.exe format /FS:FAT32 E: /Q /v:Volume Name

The above command works fine, but it does not format when any of files from USB drive oepned. I wanted to force format eventhough the files were opened.

Can anyone help if any powershell command exists which would force format?

Answer 1

According to the Microsoft docs for the format command ( Format | Microsoft Docs ) what you want can be indirectly solved by using the /x parameter which

Causes the volume to dismount, if necessary, before it is formatted. Any open handles to the volume will no longer be valid.