How can I format / reformat new / used hard drives ?
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I would have reformatted it. If you had a boot sector virus for instance, It will likely still be there.\n\nI use the wash utility found in webroot windows washer.\n\nYou can either install the hard drive as an extra storage drive and write zeros across it or you can make a floppy disk and boot to that.  In this situation you would only want the old drive plugged in as this is the drive you are to clean.\n\nWebroot windows washer is very easy to use. You can use the free trial to do this.  See link below.\n\nSo there is no confusion, I am an affiliate. I don't care if you  purchase it or not. I am simply  providing that link because the trials from my website are fully functional. If you get it from the website it just shows you what needs cleaning. \n\nSimply formatting or fdisking your computer DOES NOT ERASE ANYTHING.\n\nHope that helps\nNigel
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Best thing to do is to completely re-format the drive and then re-install the software that you want to use.  By re-formatting, it destroys ALL of the data on the Hard Drive and allows you to 'start with a clean slate' when installing the software of YOUR choice...
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Are you sure you want to erace your entire hard drive?\nSUGGESTION I\n1. Go to My Computer.\n2. Right-Click on the drive that you want to delete.\n3. Click Format.\n4. Check Quick Format.\n5. Click Start.\nI dont think this will work so do this\nSUGGESTION II\n1. Buy a Hard Drive \n2. Replace them
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Get all your files off of it that you want to keep, then reformat/reinstall the operating system
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backup what you want to keep and then use this to wipe the disk clean: \nhttp://www.killdisk.com/
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If you have a Windows boot disk or even any Operating System installation CD, you can format the hard drive by opening up the formatting utility or "installing" the operating system.\n\nSome bios(es) have formatting capabilities. FDISK.exe is the executable that could also be used if you can at least start up in DOS mode.\n\n***Remember you might lose important information.
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due a full format and fdisk the hard drive.
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Format your hard drive if you are not already doing so.
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just remove the hard drive and stick it into the new one.
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go to my computer. right click on the drive you want to format and go to the button that says "format..."
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re-format the hard drive.
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Here is the solution:\n\n1.Open My Computer.\n2.Right-click on the HDD and select properties.
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Don't just format your hard drive.  Wipe it using DBAN, see sources, or a similar tool.  Formatting, alone, will leave much recoverable information on your drive.\n\nAfter wiping, as the other posters have already said, format your drive and reinstall your operating system from the original CDs.
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Standard Windows utility that is called CONVERT serves this purpose\n\nJust go to the Command Prompt and execute the command: \n\nC:&#92;> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs\n\nC: is a name of the drive you want to convert\nit aske you the vol name so you must enter the drive name \nthen read the messege care fully it may give you the messege thet this time you can,t convert so just sudile it & restart computeer
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see, formattting an internal harddisk and external one is the same thing, just make the external one as the master, by some jumpher settings,
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Right Click on a my computer icon, select manage from the drop down list.  A Computer Management window will open.  Select Disk Management.  Finally select the drive you would like to format, right click and select format.
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u can simply re format d usb drive.