Tuesday 9 October 2012

What does computer formatting mean?

To format a computer means that all your data will be lost. Your operating system, programs, emails, drivers, pictures, everything! All of the updates on your programs will be gone, infarct the every entire program will be gone. Formatting your computer makes your computer clean and new just like the day you bought it. But be warned! Your computer may have even less than it did when you bought it because the salesperson may have loaded it with extra software to make the sale. When you format a computer you are actually formatting the hard drive. This is the main storage component of your computer. It is usually labelled as C drive on your computer.

Reasons why you might need to format a computer: 


  • You have built a computer and you must format the hard drive so you can put an operating system on it.
  • You have replaced your main hard drive and the new one needs to be formatted.
  • Your computer has a black screen on startup. Sometimes formatting can wipe a problem away.
  • You have a software problem that is too detailed to fix.
  • You have a major virus that you cannot get rid of.

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