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How do I know what volume format to use when erasing a flash drive?
Use FAT32 to be safe. You can store anything with that file system.
What is a v switch used for with the format command?
It specifies the label of the volume. If you use the command format d: /v:hello It would format the d: drive on your computer and rename the disk "hello".
What happens when you format a logical drive?
When you format a logical drive you prepare it for use.
How do you format a drive with Linux?
To format a partition that is not in use get a program called Gparted. If you need to format the whole drive you need to boot from a Linux CD.
How do you format drive c when drive can't be locked?
you can't format the drive that you're running windows from while in windows. use the setup disk to run a recovery console and you should be able to format it from there using format c:
To format a hard drive in a laptop normally you'd use the floppy drive but the laptop hasn't got one How do you format please?
Floppy drive? I have never used a floppy drive to format a HDD. If you're trying to format the internal drive that contains your core system files then you can use a Windows XP installation disk to format it. If not then you can use the Ultimate Boot CD. This CD is burnable using Alchohol 120 and you can boot into it and it contains a HDD wiper. I'm sure it also comes with a format function. I will provide you with the link to download it below.
What tool should you use to configure a drive to use FAT32 file system?
format
Can you use Windows Explorer Disk Management or the Format command to format each logical drive?
yes
What command would you use to completely format your C drive from the Dos prompt?
format /s c: should do the job.
How do you format F drive from command prompt?
you can use the command 'format f:' or if you want to format it to something different e.g. FAT32 you need to put the command 'format f: /fs:fat32'
Suppose you want to format a disk in drive B making it a bootable what command do you use in windows 98?
format B: /s
What two files systems can Windows use to format a hard drive?
FAT32 and NTFS
