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Title: Computer Question
Post by: W4WSZ on February 18, 2008, 07:36:45 AM
The hard drive in one of my computers needs to be formatted.  It has files on the "D" portion.  When I do a regular format, it does not remove the other files.

And yes, it is used for some "AM" work...hi

What am I missing here ?

Thanks,
Bob


Title: Re: Computer Question
Post by: N1ESE on February 18, 2008, 08:22:43 AM
Bob, when you format a hard drive these days, you are actually doing a high-level format of each partition you SPECIFY to format.  A partition is labeled as C: D: E:, etc.  Low-level formats where the whole drive was zero'd out and formatted are a thing of the past.

- JT


Title: Re: Computer Question
Post by: W4WSZ on February 18, 2008, 08:26:51 AM
Thanks JT..

All is well.......

Bob
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