Question

what is formatting in computer I want four five line on this

Answer 1

To format a drive (hard disk, floppy disk, flash drive, etc.) means to prepare the chosen partition on the drive to be used by an operating system by deleting all of the data1 and setting up a file system.

The most popular file system to support Windows is NTFS but FAT32 is also sometimes used.

In Windows, formatting a partition is usually done from the Disk Managementtool. You can also format a drive using the format command in a command line interface like Command Prompt, or with a free disk partition software tool.

Note: It might help to know that a partition usually encompasses an entire physical hard drive. That's why we often say "format a drive" when in reality, you're formatting a partition on the drive... it just so happens that the partition may be the whole size of the drive.

Resources on Formatting

Formatting can't usually be done by accident and so you shouldn't worry that you'll delete all your files my mistake. However, you should be cautious when formatting anything and be sure you know what you're doing.

Here are some common things you might do related to formatting:

Format a Hard Drive in WindowsFormat a Hard Drive From the Command PromptFormat the C DrivePartition a Hard Drive in WindowsCompletely Erase a Hard DriveWipe a Hard Drive

Some devices like cameras will let you format the storage through the device itself. It's similar to how you can format a hard drive using a computer - the same thing is possible with some digital cameras and maybe even gaming consoles or other devices that might need their hard drive formatted.