Format hard drive from command prompt windows 10

#Format hard drive from command prompt windows 10 how to#

NOTE: Format is not deleting your data, but make a file system into one partition so that it can be read and write, you can format computer hard drive to reinstall Windows 10 or Windows 7, but not a recommend operation if you want to recycling old disk.Д¬heck completely wipe hard drive before donating.

#Format hard drive from command prompt windows 10 how to#

How to format a computer before recycling To format a computer c drive in windows 7 and reinstall it, just insert a your bootable system CD/DVD after the steps above. Reboot > click Use recovery tools that can help fix problems starting Windows when you disc loaded> Windows installation > Command Prompt BIOS Command PromptД¤.Type: format c: /fs: ntfs BIOS Command Prompt format partition Before proceeding further, make sure you backup all available data to prevent data loss. Define boot order: make boot form CD/DVD as the first option > Save > ExitДЈ. In this tutorial, we explain how you can format a hard drive using the command prompt. Type List Disk and hit enter from the keyboard. Type diskpart from the keyboard and press the enter key. Type cmd in the taskbar's search bar and run the program as an administrator.

Reboot > Press F2/F8/Delete bottom (or any other key according to your pc prompt) to go into BIOSДў. Here is the guide to format a hard drive from the command prompt on Windows 10 using the disk format command. Steps to format a computer using command prompt in BIOS Format a computer using command prompt in BIOS are often used when you want to format system partition on your hard drive, to proceed, you need to prepare a system bootable CD/DVD, if you have no idea on how to make a bootable CD, check here to see screenshot guide on how to make a system repair disc.