format a disk.......? wha.....?

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Vince T

What does it mean to "format" a disk? I was just curious
b/c i was trying to save some info to a floppy but the
computer said it couldn't save the info b/c the disk
wasn't formatted. What does that mean exactly?
I no i'm a new user and i really need to read up on this
stuff. lol
vinny
 
Floppy discs can be used on many difrerent computer
systems (PC, macintosh etc etc) and each one writes to the
discs in a slightly differet way. A blank floppy needs to
be "formnatted" for the system it's going to be used on.
The easiest way to think about it is it's like putting
lines on a blank piece of paper before writing on it.
Formatting is like the different number of "lines" per
page.
 
To format a disc go to "My Computer" right click on the
disc to be formatted and se;ect "Format" from the menu.

BE CAREFUL - make ur eyou format the right discs as it
will remove all data on that disc. In other words don't
format you C drive!!!!
 
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