how do i format a disk?

Answer 1

BE SURE YOU HAVE BACKUP COPIES OF YOUR IMPIORTANT FILES FIRST!

click on my computer icon on your desktop > right-click drive number > click on format.

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Answer 2

To format a floppy drive insert the disk and in my computer right click on the icon and select format. To format (clean) the c: drive you have to boot with a boot disk and in the command line type format c:

Answer 3

Depending on the disk you want to format there are a few different ways.

*Assuming you are running windows*
To format a Hard Drive, you go to windows explorer by clicking on 'Start' and selecting 'My Computer'. From there you then right click on the Hard Disk you want to format and select 'Format Disk'. This would only be useful when the disk you are formatting is not the disk with the operating system on it.

In order to format the disk that you have windows on, you must go here http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=173828 and download the latest version of GParted, a linux based partition editor. You must use an ISO burning program like MagicIso, available here http://www.magiciso.com/download.htm to burn the ISO to a blank CD. After you have burned it to a CD you must restart your machine with the CD in the disk drive, then press F12 at startup and choose to boot from the CD Drive. Then in the program, you choose the drive you want to format, then look in the main window and delete all partitions. After you have deleted them all, select 'Create partition' and create a partition that uses the whole disk in whatever file system you choose (ntfs reccomended if putting windows back on it, but if you ARE going to put windows on it, you can simply put in the OS install CD and format from there.) After you have everything set, select the 'Apply Changes' button and it will them erase and format the disk.

Now, to format a CD or DVD (must be a CD-RW or DVD-RW)
Place the CD or DVD in the drive marked with a CD-RW or DVD-RW then click 'Start' and select 'My Computer'. Find the drive with the CD in it and right click it, then select 'Explore'. On the left, you will see an 'Erase this CD' option, which allows you to erase the current contents so you may re-write to it.

If you are trying to format a floppy disk, you once again go to 'Start', then 'My Computer', and right click the floppy drive. Select 'Format' and it will then format your floppy disk so it may be re-written.

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Answer 4

During Windows Setup, in disk management or command prompt. You must be formatting the non-system partition when using disk management or command prompt because Windows will not let you nor is it possible to format a hard drive or partition that is being used.

Answer 5

Say it's the PSP Memory Stick.

Stick it in there, then go to My Computer, then right click the correct drive (maybe G), then select format.

Answer 6

if you mean the hard disk... right click the drive and choose format

if you mean floppy disk also right click the drive and choose format...