Jack;571067 Wrote:
> When should I choose 'Quick Format' and when 'Format' during
> repartitioning a
> hard drive?
Hey Jack,
If you quick format, it simply erases the index of the hard drive so
that it appears blank, and then the old data is just overwritten by new
data as it's added.
A full format will go through each block on the drive and erase it, as
well as test each block.
A full format is the 'better' option, but in most cases Quick Format is
fine, because everyone's in a rush.
You want to do a full format when you suspect the drive has bad
sectors, or incorrectly marked bad sectors, so they can be tested and
marked appropriately. Also a full format helps avoid old data (from
before the format) being mistaken as current data during some weird disk
operation that may take place.
> A full format will go through each block on the drive and erase it, as
> well as test each block.
Actually, all a full format does, is checking for bad sectors. It
doesn't erase the content of the sectors. You can verify it with a disk
editor afterwards.
'Quick Format' versus 'Format' 
Linear Mode
