06-23-2017, 05:45 AM
I added a hard drive that im gonna use for my pagefile and extra storage and im wanting to know if i should use the full format or quick format to achieve the best results?
06-23-2017, 05:45 AM
06-23-2017, 10:29 AM
(06-23-2017, 05:45 AM)smirk24 Wrote: [ -> ]I added a hard drive that im gonna use for my pagefile and extra storage and im wanting to know if i should use the full format or quick format to achieve the best results?
Depends if you know the disk is healthy or not.
Full Format = Removing files (erasing, but not securely) and scans disk for bad sectors.
Quick Format = Removing files Only.
06-23-2017, 10:39 AM
If I have had an issue while using Windows and I need to format the drive and reinstall Windows I will use Full Format. If I am just wiping the drive and had no issues I will do a quick format.