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Formatting the drive would remove any files currently on it. If you want to access a Linux file system from Mac OS X, there are a few programs that can do this, such as Paragon ExtFS for Mac OS X or ext2fsx.
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How do you remove files from a hard drive?
Format it or delete it.
Is it possible to format hard drive without losing files on it?
No.
How can i format my hard drive which windows xp can't do?
try Linux it always works for me
What directory on the filesystem doesn't actually have files on the hard drive?
For Linux and some Unix systems, the /proc system is not on the hard drive.
Were does your hard drive space go when you format your drive?
no where it just deletes all the files there
Does reinstalling Windows mean you will lose the files on your hard drive?
If you are going to format the drive first then there are two possibilities: 1. You have all system and personal files on one drive. In this case you would lose all your files. 2. You have system files and personal files on different drives. In this case you would only lose the files on the drives that you format. As long as you don't format the drive with your personal files on it you won't lose them.
What two files systems can Windows use to format a hard drive?
FAT32 and NTFS
What Linux command do you use to format a partition on a hard drive with the ext4 filesystem?
mkfs -t ext4 /dev/
How do you delete Windows xp from your dell?
Format the hard drive, install another version of Windows, or a Linux distribution.
Can Windows files be used on Linux?
MS is nasty and try very hard to make things incompatible, but generally linux can read and write windows drive.
Can you format the hard drive and keep windows XP installed?
no. formatting a hard drive means completely removing all files, including windows...
Can you format your hard drive and install all your old programs and files from your old computer to your new hard drive?
Of course, copy all your programs and files you need from the old hard drive and put it on your new hard drive BEFORE formatting the old hard drive. Formatting your hard drive will mean losing everything and a slim chance of getting it all back.
