This is UI side unreadable device support.

chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json

 [
   {
     "namespace": "extension",
     "unprivileged": true,
     "types": [
       {
         "id": "MessageSender",
         "type": "object",
         "description": "An object containing information about the script context that sent a message or request.",
         "properties": {
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             "description": "Disk volume mount point path. The value corresponds to its Entry.fullPath in File API."
           },
           "sourceUrl": {
             "type": "string",
             "description": "The path to the mounted devicem, url of the mounted archive file or network resource."
           },
           "mountType": {
             "type": "string",
             "enum": ["device", "file", "network"],
             "description": "Type of the mount."
+          },
+          "specialData": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Additional data about mount, for example, that the filesystem is not supported."
           }
         }
       },
       {
         "id": "VolumeMetadata",
         "type": "object",
         "description": "Mounted disk volume metadata.",
         "properties": {
           "mountPath": {
             "type": "string",
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       {
         "name": "formatDevice",
         "description": "Formats a mounted device",
         "parameters": [
           {
             "name": "mountPath",
             "type": "string",
             "description": "Device's mount path."
           }
         ]
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "formatUnmountedDevice",
+        "description": "Formats a unmounted device",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "filePath",
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Device's file path."
+          }
+        ]
       }
     ],
     "events": [
       {
         "name": "onDiskChanged",
         "type": "function",
         "description": "Fired when disk mount/unmount event is detected.",
         "parameters": [
           {
             "$ref": "MountEvent",
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                 "description": "A string result code. The value is non-empty on success only in tests.",
                 "optional": "true"
               }
             ]
           }
         ]
       }
     ]
   }
 ]