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Place the data disc in the hard drive, go to "my computer" select the hard drive, then right click with your mouse. You will see a number of options including "format". Click on format. Remember to have backed up all your data before formatting or it will be lost.
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How do you extract data from a hard drive in need of formatting?
Copy the data in some storages devices like CD's, DVD's, Pendrives, Portable hard disks etc and then format your pc.
What is format of psp games?
They are UMD disks.
Hoe you can format sony Ericsson w890i?
connect it as a mass transfer and format the disks.
When first buy a floppy disk why do you have to format it first?
Actually, you do not always have to format it first; many disks come "pre-formatted." A disk needs to be formatted with a file system so that the operating system can arrange data on it.
Which command can be used to recreate the disks tracks and sectors?
FORMAT
What are the functions of hard disks?
A hard disk acts as a storage device for data. Data is also retrieved from the hard disk. The data that is kept in the hard disk is not erased even when the computer is switched off.
How frequently should you format a floppy disk?
As little as possible. Floppy disks are prone to corruption and should be accessed as little as possible. It would be generally advised that no data should be stored on a floppy disk, and that any data you have on floppy disk should be removed and backed up on a more reliable format such as flash memory.
What is the format of writing data interpretation?
What is a good format for data interpretation
What do you use floppy disks for?
Storing data, transferring data from on computer to another.
Can a floppy from an Atari computer be opened in windows?
No, it will not be in a compatible format. Floppy disks must be formatted in FAT in order for a PC to read them. There may however be Linux tools that will be able to read the data.
Can you remove burned data on disks?
Not usually. When CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, etc. Recordables are burnt, the data is usually fixed and cannot be added or removed. However, there are special disks called re-writable disks (RW) and the data can be removed and rewritten several times.
Why are floppy disks useful?
Presumably because they are an easier way to carry around data than dismantling and transporting a hard drive.It is highly doubtful whether floppy disks are useful today, they have too little capacity. A USB flash drive serves the same purpose (simple to carry data around) in a smaller format and with more storage space.For permanent backups or installing programs, CDs and DVDs have taken over the role of the floppy disks.
