Name
Format — windowssystem32format.com
Synopsis
Before data can be stored on a floppy disk, hard disk, or any of a variety of removable media disks (such as Zip disks), the disk must be formatted. This process creates various low-level data structures on the disk, such as the filesystem (FAT, FAT32, NTFS, etc.). It also tests the disk surface for errors and stores bad sectors in a table that will keep them from being used. If there's any data on the disk, it will be erased. The options for Format are:
formatvolume[/q] [/c] [/x] [/v:label] [/fs:filesystem]
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Option |
Description |
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The drive letter, followed by a colon, containing the media to be formatted. Example: format a:. |
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/q |
Performs a "quick" format (only wipes out the file table). |
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/c |
Compress all files by default (NTFS volumes only). |
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/x |
Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. |
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/v: |
Specifies the volume label, an arbitrary title you assign to any disk. It can be up to 11 characters and can include spaces. |
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/fs: |
Specifies the filesystem; can be fat, fat32, or ntfs. |