Even though reformatting the hard drive helps, it does not remove all of the data that is stored on the hard drive. Some viruses can be removed by reformatting the hard drive when anti-virus software can't. Reformatting your hard drive can be helpful to remove personal information on your computer.
A backup of your hard drive allows you to restore your system, or partial files from the backup. However, as you know, reformatting a computer will delete all the data on your hard drive, so you should backup hard drive before formatting. The low-level format of your hard disk drive is probably the last thing you want to think about. Fitbit Versa 3new capability of working with disk- based files.
On the.After you’ve saved everything you don’t want erased from the drive, the first step is to open Disk Management. Locate and open Disk Utility. Open Finder and select the Go menu at the top of the screen. Before we begin, it’s important to know that formatting a drive will erase everything on it, so you’ll want to make sure that you back up or save anything that you don’t want to lose.Connect your external drive to your Mac.
Windows should give you three options: NTFS, FAT, and FAT32. We used the name TestDrive for this tutorial.Next, you’ll need to choose a file system. Here you’ll be able to give the hard drive a name, choose which file system the drive will use, and determine the allocation unit size.In the text box next to Volume Label, go ahead and give your hard drive a name. After clicking Format, a small window will appear. The process is relatively simple.
We recommend keeping file compression disabled (box unchecked) because file compression isn’t really necessary when you have access to today’s large and inexpensive hard drives.Once you’ve got everything filled out, go ahead and click OK. The only problem is that this can sometimes effect the disk’s performance over time. Checking the box will allow you to choose files and folders to be compressed/decompressed on the fly, which can help you save hard drive space.
If you’ve got a big drive, we suggest doing the format at a time when you won’t need to use your computer for anything.When the format is complete, window’s wont flash you a big “FINISHED” message or anything of the sort, but you’ll know it’s done when the format percentage indicator reaches 100%, and then lists the drive’s status as “Healthy. Depending on how big your drive is, this will take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. Go ahead and click OK.Aaaand we’re off! Your format has begun.
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