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One can learn how to reformat a hard drive by visiting the step by step instructions on either the Windows or Apple computer site (depending on the hard drive maker).
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How do you safely reformat hard drive that currently has Windows Vista and Windows XP?
You cannot reformat a hard drive and keep operating system(s) untouched. The point of formatting is to erase all data. There is only one exception, you can reformat some partitions on your hard drive if you have any. If you want to keep your current operating system those partitions must not be system.
How do you erase your hard drive so you can sell your computer?
Reformat it. Google "How to reformat a computer." Or over write it with over write program. ErAce is one and can be found from erace.it
What if your hard drive has 2 Window XP installed how do you remove one if both are in c drive?
you cant just remove one...you would have to reformat the whole hard drive, wipe it clean and then reinstall a fresh copy of windows...
When you need to reformat windows xp but your computer did not come with one How do you do this with out any sort of recovery disc?
u simply cant reformat your hard drive while running windows on that drive, what i mean is u cant reformat the hard drive if it is that verry drive that u are running at the momnet insted u need a copy of windows, put the disc in the CD drive and restart your computer. press f2 i think when it boot's to access the boot menu, boot from CD. u can delete the current partition and create a new one, also u can reformat the drive with your file system of choice, most likely ntfs. hope this helps
How do you reformat a hard drive when it wont boot and disc drive dont work?
It sounds like the drive itself is fried. You may need to install a brand new drive and toss out the old one.
Where can one learn about hard drive replacement?
One can learn about hard drive replacement from many different websites. Some websites with this information include SeaGate, cNet, ComputerShopper, and MakeUseOf.
Where can one learn to do Mac hard drive recovery?
You can learn to do Mac hard drive recovery at Disk Drill. Hard drive recovery can be tricky, but Disk Drill makes it easy and simple. They can help you get your data back quickly.
How do you separate two hard drives that look like their sharing most of the same stuff?
I'd love to help you with this, but I'm a bit confused on what you mean. Do you mean that you have two, separate physical harddrives with identical data? If so, did you copy it yourself, or use something like RAID1? Or do you mean ONE hard drive with two partitions? If this is the case you can reformat the drive- however this erases the partition you reformat. To 'combine' them together as one drive you must reformat BOTH- wiping the entire harddrive. (This only applies in Windows, and some Linux OSs. In Apple Macintosh, you can just go to Disk Utility and resize them on the fly without even rebooting.)
Where can someone learn how to do a recovery of a dead hard drive?
When it becomes necessary to recover a dead hard drive, one can turn to the techradar website which has easy to follow steps which outline the process to recover the hard drive.
What are the first steps to fix a damaged hard drive?
To fix a damaged hard drive one might turn off their computer to 'check the disk' to see if its broken or one may reformat it, deleting all files back to factory setting. To save these files, one might hire a professional to repair or copy files off the broken drive onto a new one if it can't be fixed.
Does formatting damage hard disk?
If one performs a "Low Level Reformat" the data will remain intact for the most part. This kind of reformatting is the next to the last resort of solving suspected PC hard drive problems. If one performs a complete reformatting, all data will be lost.
What is the proper way to reformat a hard drive?
Reformat the hard drive like you would any other drive. If you want to remove the partition table and create a new one, or it is a new drive, then boot your system using a win98 bootable disk then type Fdisk hit enter. Then do what you want in FDisk. Otherwise skip to the next step. If you are in DOS, just do Format and then the drive letter, such as: Format C: If you want to create it as a bootable drive, make sure the drive is marked as Active in Fdisk (or whatever partition manager you use) and then do Format /s C: The /s means to install the OS loader files. Or, if you install or reinstall Windows, you should be given the options to clear the drive and/or partition and format it.
