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How do you remove a partition on a hard drive running Windows 2000 without reformatting the hard disk?
There are several partitioning products available that are easy and intuitive to use.
Can you reinstall Windows XP without reformatting any extra partitions on that drive?
Yes.
Why does my external hard drive work in Linux but not in Windows?
The most likely reason is that the drive was formatted with a Linux file system. Reformatting the drive to NTFS or FAT32 will make the drive usable in Windows. You could also install an ext4 driver in Windows to access the drive without reformatting it.
IS reformatting an appropriate method of deleting files?
No. Files can be deleted accurately without reformatting. Reformatting is for completely deleting the entire drive's contents and re-establishing the file structure. This is usually used to repair a damaged file structure, or permanently erase all contents of the disk. (Although methods of undoing or recovering still exist.)
4gb flash drive only 2mb in your computer?
Try reformatting it.
Why might Windows not restart after reformatting Drive C with or without boot disk?
Did you format your hardrive? If you did than windows isn't on the machine anymore. You will have to install the OS again.
Can you just reinstall the CD drive without reformatting the computer?
yes you very well do that.when come to the setup portion choose the repair install.then install now.
How do you remove a partition on a hard drive running Windows 98 without reformatting the hard disk?
On a Windows 98 system, there is very likely to only be one partition on the disk. The difference between formatting the disk and deleting the partition would thus be a matter of semantics. Either way, all the data on the hard drive would be gone.
Is deleting or reformatting a hard drive an acceptable procedure for sanitizing a hard drive?
No. The clearing process is not an acceptable method of sanitizing unclassified hard disks.
Are there consequences to reformatting over and over?
Yes, your hard drive wears off faster, as result it can fail earlier.
Can you remove all viruses from a hard drive reinstall desired programs and run satisfatorily by reformatting the drive.?
Yes, you can. But you have to be aware of so called "boot sector viruses". You need kill them before new system installation, if you don't the freshly installed operating system will be infected immediately.
Will reformatting your hard drive delete your OS and main programs?
Yep. If you reformat you hard dive, every thing is deleted.
