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Guest

What's the difference between formatting "ntfs" or "ntfs quick" other than
the obvious (speed)?
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]

Differences between a Quick format and a regular format during a
"clean" installation of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302686

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| What's the difference between formatting "ntfs" or "ntfs quick" other than
| the obvious (speed)?
 
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pcbutts1

A quick format creates the file system structure on the volume without
verifying the integrity of every sector in the volume, which increases the
formatting speed. If the volume is already formatted and you are sure the
disk is not damaged, you can use this option. A full format identifies and
tracks bad sectors so that they are not used for storing data. More info
here
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_hzfx.asp



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