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What does the "/u" option for the "format" comman do?

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H.A. Sujith bashed at the keyboard and said :

> What does the "/u" option for the "format" comman do?


FORMAT C: /U
/U parameter performs an UNCONDITIONAL format, which DESTROYS every byte of
data on a disk by overwriting it with with blank spaces

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Mcploppy © wrote:
>> H.A. Sujith bashed at the keyboard and said :
>>
>>> What does the "/u" option for the "format" comman
do?
>>
>>
>> FORMAT C: /U
>> /U parameter performs an UNCONDITIONAL format, which
DESTROYS every
>> byte of data on a disk by overwriting it with with
blank spaces

Also, the U means that no format-reversal data is saved
or anything as some formatters will do. It's permanent
and there are not warnings, recovery info, or anything
else saved. Some formatters will allow you to recover
from a formatted disk and "unformat" it.

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>>
>> HTH
>> --
>> McPloppy ©
>>
>> { Remove both MyShoes to email me }
>> { Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/bbel }
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>> { My Alternative Site: http://tinyurl.com/rynb }