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There are multiple programs out there that can formatt hard disks in certian types of ways to manage the hard drive. If you have windows and plan to install an windows operating system on it, hard disks are usually formatted by "Disk Management" system utility. The reccomended type is NTFS.

If you have Mac OSX, then you format with "Disk Utility". "Mac OS Journaled" is the reccommended type of formatt
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