How to format file system?

[AmirJ]

How to format esp32 or esp8266 file system for repair and remove all Files? (damaged files)

[kevinkk525]

esptool.py --port /dev/ttyS3 erase_flash

Adapt your port of course.
You have to flash the firmware again afterwards.

[AmirJ]

esptool.py --port /dev/ttyS3 erase_flash

Adapt your port of course.
You have to flash the firmware again afterwards.

Thank you.
in this way you use a computer.
but i want do by ESP32 itself.
is it possible?
To do this by the ESP32 itself?

[kevinkk525]

i don't think that is possible. The esp can't erase itself.
Not sure it can erase the fat filesystem where you store your files but haven't heard of that either.

[Roberthh]

You can format the file system from by python commands once the ESP32 is started, with:

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import uos
uos.VfsFat.mkfs(bdev)

bdev is instantiated by the boot script and refers to the block storage device in the flash. Note that this erases ALL files on the flash, including potentially the script that erase the file system. This script will continue to run, since at that time it is loaded to RAM. But this script must rebuild the files needed for the next reboot.

[AmirJ]

Thank you

Good. it worked.