Data before Formatting a hard drive back up
Very important: Before you format your hard drive, make a backup of your files. All data on the hard disk will be erased when formatting namely.
Select to format hard disk
- Open the "my computer". Here are all of the drives are displayed, including the disk.
- Click with the right mouse button on the hard drive you want to format.
- In the pop-up context menu select the entry "Formatting" (see image).
- In the opened window you can delete the hard disk and re-attach. In the next paragraph you will read how this works.
Hard disk select
Settings for formatting under Windows XP
Before you start formatting, you can, or need to make a few settings in the opened window:
- Select the file system:. For drives, NTFS for USB Sticks up to 4 GB, and FAT32 is.
- The volume name is optional. Give the drive a name that reveals something about the content - for example, "music", "movies" or "Backup". Thus, it can be much easier to identify.
- Normal formatting and quick formatting: In the case of the normal formatting the hard disk is first tested for bad sectors, and then formatted. In the case of a quick format of the examination is on bad sectors. This is much faster and is sufficient in most cases.
- After you have set everything, you must Sir click Start to set the process in motion. the formatting is completed, you will receive a corresponding message.
Formatting Settings
Note: The hard disk on which the operating system is (in most cases with the drive letter C is named) you can't format that way. To XP reinstall, you will need an installation CD. You do not want to format your hard drive, but rather only once to defragment? Then will help you this practical tip.
