When formating an NTFS HD is there any reason, why I should not choose "quick format"? I will be using this to store audio files and audio projects. Thanks.
2007-02-25 16:51:26 · 7 answers · asked by whitestratmusic 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It's not actually formatting anything. It just deletes everything on the drive. Formatting it will setup the file system on the disk. If the file system is already set up, you can use quick format. Basically, the first time you use the drive you'll want a regular format. If you've used the drive before, it doesn't matter. A full format will find bad sectors, but they are very rare, so you're probably fine using quick format.
2007-02-25 16:55:19 · answer #1 · answered by crazydavythe1st 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a full matter of disadvantages.... it's that sometimes you can't simple quick format it!
In both cases the dada isn't fully erased. In full format it becomes a little more corrupted, but the full erase can be only reached with the "fill zero format", that will, besides the formating, write data in each sector (in fact, it need more than one time to garantee the erase)
But returning to the point: when you already have a formated filesystem and just want to erase files, you may use the quick one with no problems, it will do a "delete all files" automated task.
BUT, if you want to change the filesystem, to format it from a NTFS to FAT32, or even NTFS with diferent cluster sizes, the quick one won't do it, you'll need to rewrite the FS entries and the complete will be required.
If you aren't still convinced, do a full format, the two minutes that it'll that longer will be better than you later worring about it and thinking that the quick was a bad choice. :)
2007-02-25 18:03:41 · answer #2 · answered by maguioneto 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, if it is brand new, you need a full format. I doubt you have a "NTFS HD". You PROBABLY have a hard drive that has no file system and you can CHOSE to use ntfs (recommended anyway). Quick format sometimes even allows files under the overwrite to come to the surface, i have found. but if its brand new you really don't have a choice but to use full format
2007-02-25 17:45:21 · answer #3 · answered by Dru D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its like the old floppy drive format in a way, a quick format will change the write bit in each sector, not actually overwrite or clean it. Hence any bad sectors or some not so good things on drive will remain until that sector is actually written to, the non quick method writes over each sector thereby really erasing it and also if it has bad sectors will find it.
2007-02-25 16:59:54 · answer #4 · answered by MidnightRider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its best to full format imo ... cleans it up better .. quick format just deletes the partition and doesnt actually format over the data on it... full formatting can straighten out potential bad spots imo ... im not a n expert though .. but thats how i look at it ..
2007-02-25 16:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope has worked great for me and ive been using it for past several years fixin ppls pcs.
2007-02-25 16:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by sadeyzluv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really there isn't much difference
2007-02-25 17:00:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋