Drives are formatted While preparing the hard drive for initial use and also disk formatting checks for errors in the drive. It can scan and repair bad sectors. Another benefit associated with disk formatting is its capability to erase bad applications and remove sophisticated viruses.
NB://Disk formatting is an action which must be done with caution.
The normal Procedure to format
- Open Computer Management by selecting the Start button.
- Select Control Panel
- System and Security
- Administrative Tools
- Double-click Computer Management.
- In the left pane, under Storage, select Disk Management.
- Right-click the volume that you want to format
- Select Format.
We Format the disk using CMD to erase all previous data and start using it from scratch.