2007-02-09 07:07:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Besides how long it takes.
2007-02-09 07:10:05 · update #1
Pretend you have 10 cubby holes with a label on each. The cubby hole is open on both ends.
A quick format will remove the labels.
A normal format will remove the labels and push things out of the cubby holes.
Afterward, when you put something in a cubby hole, a new label will be added and an item will be inserted. If it was a quick format, the old item that was there will fall out the back.
A normal format will notice that a cubby hole is broken by using it.
Good analogy?
2007-02-09 07:19:31 · answer #1 · answered by fail r us 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you choose to run a regular format on a volume, files are removed from the volume that you are formatting and the hard disk is scanned for bad sectors. The scan for bad sectors is responsible for the majority of the time that it takes to format a volume.
If you choose the Quick format option, format removes files from the partition, but does not scan the disk for bad sectors. Only use this option if your hard disk has been previously formatted and you are sure that your hard disk is not damaged.
If you installed Windows XP on a partition that was formatted by using the Quick format option, you can also check your disk by using the chkdsk /r command after the installation of Windows XP is completed.
2007-02-09 07:14:55 · answer #2 · answered by sm bn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference between the regular format versus the quick format is whether or not the volume is scanned for bad sectors using the chkdsk command. Both methods remove the files from the volume.Only use the quick option if you are sure that your hard disk is not damaged.
2007-02-09 07:12:33 · answer #3 · answered by jackie_1969uk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you choose to run a regular format on a volume, files are removed from the volume that you are formatting and the hard disk is scanned for bad sectors. The scan for bad sectors is responsible for the majority of the time that it takes to format a volume.
If you choose the Quick format option, format removes files from the partition, but does not scan the disk for bad sectors. Only use this option if your hard disk has been previously formatted and you are sure that your hard disk is not damaged.
2007-02-09 07:12:53 · answer #4 · answered by Big Bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quick format just wipes the fat (file allocation table) - which is like the index page of a book and tells the pc where stuff is
a "normal" format wipes the data from the sectors as well - note there are different levels of format the lower the format the more dificult it is to retrieve the data
2007-02-09 07:14:31 · answer #5 · answered by cool_clearwater 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
rapid format erases the 1st 25 sectors and the final 25 sectors of the irritatingcontinual so as which you will set up the os swifter shorter format waiting time. complete format erases all sectors at thecontinual so longer formatting time. rapid format is the greater effective option via fact on the instalation the sectors on the disk are over writen any way so your set up is two times as rapid than making use of the whole format which takes longer.
2016-12-17 06:11:06 · answer #6 · answered by erke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal formatting takes time more then 30min.
Quick is quicker it takes less then 5 min
2007-02-09 07:14:10 · answer #7 · answered by bkteam1 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋