Saturday, May 9, 2009

What Would Happen If I Formated The C Drive(C:)??

I need some more disk space and i want to delete everything except the basic stuff like Microsoft Word Etc. So i clicked on My Computer and then i right clicked Local Disk (C:) then i saw a format option.





What would happen if i clicked it??? what it delete absoultly everything??


If i but all my important info on a FLash drive before i format it will they all be safe??? Please help me out.

What Would Happen If I Formated The C Drive(C:)??
it will get rid of everything, including windows.
Reply:You shouldn't format your driver C , unless you want to install a new operation system .
Reply:Friend, I would not advice you to do a format on C:, unless you are really sure of what you are doing.





Windows keeps a lot of files in some places that can be pretty hard to find. And, it can crib if it does not find them.





Have you considered purchasing a cheap USB external Hard drive?





another alternative is to remove the installed programs from start -%26gt; control panel -%26gt; add/remove software and un-install many of them.


You can re-install them in D: (if you have the installables ready, that is!)
Reply:yes it will be safe!





well.......dont format it just like that!





do it coz u really need it!





coz sometimes....it deletes a lotta important stuff!





like........temporary internet files n stuff!
Reply:You'd wipe out absolutely everything. You couldn't fit your operating system (Windows),etc. onto a flash drive; they don't have that large a capacity.





Consider instead deleting useless, no longer needed/wanted files or investing in an external hard drive to which you could transfer most of what's on your C drive. External hard drives are relatively inexpensive these days and are available in many capacity ranges, from 40 GB to 500 GB or more. Maxtor is a reputable brand to consider.
Reply:pipl, you all are kidding..





"I feel cold, what will happen if I burn out my kitchen? is it safe? or should I put all plates to the dining room?"
Reply:yes, it will delete EVERYTHING, Windows, all your stored music, photos, all the programs you have installed, all the drivers for your CD drive, printer etc - everything.





Don't do it unless you a) realise that you are going to lose everything b) have backed up anything you want to keep onto a CD or flash drive and c) (most important) that you have the installation disks your computer came with plus the ones for the stuff you want to keep such as Word. If you don't have those, your computer will become a useless heap of metal and plastic.
Reply:Don't take this the wrong way but this is definately one time when the saying 'If you have to ask this question then this is not something you should be doing' applies





Formatting the C drive is a really bad idea unless you know what it means. You will lose everything. every e-mail, every picture, every game, every document, the lot.


On top of this you will also lose the programs that allow you to run Windows, access the internet, read these replies, everything.


I have done this when I had a disc corruption. I copied my important info off on to CD's, formatted (aka wiped) the disk and then reloaded Windows and every other application again from scratch. It took ages





If you have a folder of stuff that you want to keep but don't use very often then you could try this


Right click on the folder to being up the properties box


Left click on Properties


Click on Advanced


In the pop up box there should be an option to compress that folder to save disc space.





I have used this and I think it is safe.





The files that get compressed are still there and you can still access them. They take a little longer to open and to save because Windows has to expand / compress them before %26amp; after use
Reply:Do not click it. You can't save enough on a flash drive -- or even an external hard disk -- to be sure you could get back up.





Also note that that Format is NOT the System Recovery format. It's the old, low-level disk format that really writes over everything on the disk.





Hope that helps.


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