On Tuesday 31 January 2006 13:07, Carl Hartung wrote:
On Tuesday 31 January 2006 04:35, Peter Collier wrote:
If so, how do you do a low level format? It used to be an option in the bios all those years ago but I've not seen it for nearly 20 years.
Hi Peter,
I'm sure you're aware that "low level formatting" is done only once at the factory today, but the term still seems to endure in the field -- which is why I keep throwing quotes around it. :-)
In the context of this discussion, it really means properly erasing the contents of a partition before reformatting and using it as a system disk.
- Carl
OK Carl I think you are saying, ideally you would use a program like wipe to erase all directories/files and then use the basic format program. Or would a simple rm prior to format do? Peter C