FORMAT
drive: /AUTOTEST
Checks
the existing format of your disk, and then proceeds
with an unattended disk format. It does not prompt
for a volume label, it does not prompt to format another
disk, no delay, no user intervention, ends without
pausing, and displays disk space statistics after
completion.
FORMAT
drive: /BACKUP
This parameter works exactly like /AUTOTEST,
but it does prompt the user for a volume label, and
it does display disk space information upon completion.
FORMAT
drive: /SELECT
This parameter is similar to using the MIRROR command
(MS-DOS 5.0 and earlier only).
FORMAT
drive: /U
This parameter performs an unconditional format, which
destroys every byte of data on a disk by overwriting
it with hex F6h. You cannot unformat a disk formatted
using the /U option.
FORMAT
drive: /SELECT /U
This particular combination of format.com
parameters makes a disk. Do not use these two format
switches together on any drive!
FORMAT
drive: /Z:n
Formats a FAT32 drive with a cluster size of n times
512 bytes. Meaning:
drive: = your hard drive letter (C:, D:, E:... etc).
n = number of sectors per cluster multiplied by 512
(cluster size in bytes).
Examples:
n = 1 creates a 512 bytes cluster;
n = 2 creates a 1024 bytes (1 KB) cluster;
n = ? creates a ? x 512 = ???? bytes (???? bytes :
1024 = ? KB) cluster.
You can modify the size of the allocation units (sectors)
on a FAT32 drive to your heart's desire.
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