If you continue to encounter an error message saying, ‘Portable device formatting unsuccessful’ or related to an USB while using Navigation Updater, it can be associated with reading/writing issues of an USB or USB port. Please refer to the following to find a solution.
'How to fix ‘A format/lock error occurred in a removable storage device’
Check if an USB can be formatted manually
If the USB is detected in My PC (or My Computer) but unable to be formatted, go to 3
Refer to 2) on how to manually format an USB ‘An error occurred while copying from PC to a removable storage device.’