When you format a logical drive you prepare it for use.
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It will do what it says, it will format (delete everything off) your flash drive. Just make sure you select the right one.
The command used to format a drive is "Format".
Another common name for a logical drive is a partition.
To Format Pen Drive: 1. Right Click Pen Drive and Select Format Option and Mark the Quick Format to Format your Drive (If it is not working then Format Drive without select Quick Format Option) (Now your Pen Drive will be Formatted) YOU RECEIVE ERROR REPORT THEN 2. Right Click My Computer Icon 3. Under Storage > Click Disk Management 4. Then Right Click The USB Drive and Click Format NOW ITs working
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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:
When you format a hard-drive, you will lose any information on that drive.
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.
Partitioning splits a drive into multiple parts, called partitions. Each partition exists as its own logical unit from the point of view of the operating system. This means that you can have one physical drive which has multiple logical partitions with different operating systems on it, each of which may or may not be aware of the other partitions and operating systems.
You don't format them. They are ready to go as is.
If you format a hard drive that contains Windows, it will be removed. Formatting a drive gets rid of all of the information on it. However, you can right-click your C:/ drive and click format, but it will not allow you if your current OS is running on that drive.