what does this do to a computer?

Question

click start--> run--> type: format c:

thanks guys no it is a serious question.....i was looking 4 a way to delete my run history and a sight said do that & i didnt know if it was skrewin with me or what! thnx

Answer 1

Asks you if you're sure you want to format your computer. I'm not sure you could actually do it while running Windows.

Answer 2

ok why do you wish to try and format your hard drive ?

the correct dos command from an A: is format C:/s and this will transfer the files needed by the system to be able to reload an os ( basically dos ) or you could format c:/u that means unconditionally and then you would still need to do a /s to work with it purely in dos mode.

Email me and tell me what you want to do and what you have etc.. I will then let you know the best way to go about it.

Answer 3

format c: is something you do to a hard drive to erase and prepare for new data to be written to. Not sure why you would want to do it while on a running system. Not even sure it would work under the Run command line.

But imagine you wanted to re-paint the parking spaces at your schools parking lot.

Answer 4

it reformats the C disk, which used to be the hard disk. It erases (or writes over) everything, including the applications and operating system. You loose anything and everything.

i am not sure that it would have any effect on most modern computers, but don't test it. No effect on a Mac at all.

Answer 5

nothing. u cannot format the drive while running windows.

Answer 6

Try it and find out. Then let us know how much the Recover My Files cost you.

Answer 7

Obviously you did not do it - you are still communicating.
If this is a serious question (which I doubt) - it mens bye-bye whatever is on your hard drive.

Answer 8

It prompts you to ERASE your disk.. which doesn't work when booted into Windows anyways