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That depends on how you are going to format it. There are at least two types of formatting. First on quick and takes only couple seconds. It's recommended for hard drives to be known good.
And there is a second one and it includes low level formatting, this one might take up to couple hours depending on hardware and interface (EIDE, SATA E-SATA, SATA, USB and so on) you are going to use.
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What two files systems can Windows use to format a hard drive?
FAT32 and NTFS
Will windows xp files saved on an external hard drive be automatically converted in windows vista format?
There's no such thing as Windows XP format or Windows Vista format. You should check however if your external hard drive uses an NTFS or FAT32 partition table. You can see that by right-clicking the drive (C, D, E, ..) and clicking properties. If it uses NTFS it will be no problem for Vista. If it's FAT32, then google for a way to convert it to NTFS. No big deal.
How do you convert D drive from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows 98 OS?
You can not convert a FAT 32 drive to NTFS in windows 98 because windows 98 does not support it. You can however mount an existing NTFS drive in windows 98 using a driver from www.winternals.com
What is the difference between ntfs and quick ntfs?
There is no such thing as "Quick NTFS." I assume you are referring to the Windows XP installation screen where you are asked to format the hard drive. The choices presented are:Format the drive as NTFSFormat the drive as NTFS (quick)Format the drive as FAT32 - This will not appear on drives over 32 GBFormat the drive as FAT32 (quick) - This will not appear on drives over 32 GB"Quick" in this context refers to how the installer formats the drive. A regular format will check the drive for errors, while a quick format will not. On a larger hard drive, a full format can take several minutes, while the quick format is much faster.
Why does my mac not want to copy things to your thumb drive?
The Mac can read Windows NTFS formatted volumes, but can not write to them. The thumb drive is most likely formatted with NTFS. The best format for a volume that will be used to copy files between Mac and Windows is FAT32.
How do you format primary hard disk drive in windows?
check the article Formatting disks and drives at microsoft. It should be formated as NTFS
How do you format os x external hard drive with windows?
Go into Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management>Disk Management. The drive should show up, then you can right click on it, delete the current partition (s), re-partition, then format using NTFS or Fat32 that will be visible to windows based systems.
How do you install Windows 7 using pendrive?
Format the Drive with NTFS using a Vista computer (or Win7) go into disk manager and set the Pen drive to Active Then just copy the whole DVD to the Pendrive. then you can boot from it (on most USB 2.0 computers)
How do you convert an NTFS drive to FAT or FAT32 in Windows Server 2008?
Windows doesn't provide any tools for converting an NTFS volume to FAT or FAT32. You will have to copy the files on the volume to another location and then format the drive. Note that FAT32 is a much more limited file system than NTFS, and there is probably no advantage to doing so on a server.
How format pen drive ntfs form cmd?
"diskpart"
Why did you lose space after formatting ntfs to fat 32?
Windows 2000 and XP computers utility for formatting only supports 32GB formatting for fat32. However, FAT32 allows up to 2TB of space to be formatted from ntfs. So most likely your using XP. Search Google for "Disk Format Utilities" and you can find ones that will format your drive from ntfs to fat32 without losing space.
How do I format the Clickfree software using Windows Format option to wipe out all data?
To format a Clickfree device using Windows, connect it to your computer and open "This PC" or "My Computer." Right-click on the Clickfree drive and select "Format." Choose the desired file system (usually NTFS or exFAT) and ensure the "Quick Format" option is unchecked for a thorough wipe. Click "Start" to begin the formatting process, which will erase all data on the device.
