How to Clean a Hard Drive

The hard drive must be formatted when the car is new and just purchased, or if a user wants to save space is available or if your computer is infected with a virus. Sometimes programs crash without explanation, that is another reason why we should format the hard drive. Please note that you need an expert to format the hard disk, since it is not a simple task that can be done by computer novices.

Before formatting the hard drive, backup all files and folders that you need. If you also all executable files that have been formatted so that you can program after you install the hard disk. You can follow all the files on the DVD Copy with DVD burner or USB Flash Drive. Do not forget to save your Favorites in Internet Explorer or Firefox. You should also use the CD to install additional programs, and install the drivers for all equipment.

A simple way to format the hard drive on my computer, right-click on your hard drive and choose to go format. Select Quick Format, and format.

Another possibility is to clean the disk by clicking on the Start menu, select "Control Panel". Go to the administration category, and then click Computer Management. Windows will ask your permission to continue. As part of the storage element in the console tree, click Disk Management. Well, in the form of a list of all disks with the right mouse button on the drive to format and click Format. For Windows PC should have a file system is NTFS. Quick Format, and then click OK.

Here's a third way of formatting the hard disk. You will see a graphical representation of your hard drives. Each box represents a partition on the hard disk. Remove all partitions currently available with the right mouse button on the partition and select Delete Partition. Now, right-click on the area on the disk, and then click New Partition. Master comes. Create a primary partition (a) is not an extended partition, then click Next. Then the volume size in megabytes simple, it is necessary to distinguish between the minimum and maximum size will decide, and then click "Continue". Then assign a drive letter in May to Z, and then click Next. Choosing a file system NTFS, format, and then click Quick View. Then select the volume label, click "Next" and finish the wizard. This will result in the message, formatted hard drive. The report indicates what percentage of the disk has been formatted disks appear healthy, the disc is fully formatted.

The fourth method of cleaning a hard disk, right-click unallocated disk, and then click New Simple Volume. This is the new assistant to a simple volume. Then follow the same steps to create a new partition.

Sometimes, when you format the hard drive will initialize and convert disk wizard. You must select a 1-on-disc to initialize, and then click "Continue". You can then remove the disk 1 to convert, click "Continue". Then fill in the Initialize and convert disk wizard, click "Finish".

After formatting the hard disk, you must reinstall Windows. You need to boot from the CD-ROM Windows. To install Windows 95 or 98, you must create a boot disk and insert it into the drive when your computer.