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Formatting a hard drive

Post by Chaka of the Pakuni » Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:52 pm

I have 3 drives in my system. A 300 gig Raptor for OS and programs, a 750 gig drive for storage, and a 150 gig Raptor for storage. The 150 gig Raptor used to be my main drive, so it has an OS and a bunch of programs on it that I don't need anymore.

I want to get everything off the 150 Raptor so it's an empty drive to use for storage. What's the best way to do this?
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Re: Formatting a hard drive

Post by bullet4o1 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 3:24 pm

If you don't use the data on it. Just right click on the drive and click format.
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Re: Formatting a hard drive

Post by El_Hefe » Fri Nov 25, 2011 3:36 pm

yeah pretty much...

i would create a folder and take everything you want to keep from the 150 and dump in it, then as bullet said... my comp>right click on 150>format

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Re: Formatting a hard drive

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Re: Formatting a hard drive

Post by Checkm8 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:41 pm

On windows 7,
  • Click Start
  • Right Click Computer
  • Select Manage
  • In Computer Management, Select Storage
  • Select Disk Management
Manipulate any drive you wish in this view.
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