How To Forcefully Format Your PC's Hard Drive

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We will take you through the step-by-step process of how you can format a hard drive using the command prompt. But before you do this, ensure you back up all available data to prevent permanent data loss.


STEP 1: Open Command Prompt As Administrator:

Search for the command prompt on your screen, right-click and run as Administrator.


STEP 2: Use Diskpart:

Once the command line is open on the screen, type 'diskpart' and press Enter.


STEP 3: Type List Disk:

The above command will open a Diskpart window. In this window, type 'list disk' and press Enter. It will list all the available drives.


STEP 4: Select the Drive to Format:

Now type 'select disk (disk number)' as shown above. Specify the drive number which needs to be formatted.


STEP 5: Clean the Disk:

In this step, type 'clean'. This command will permanently delete all files and folders, and successfully clean up the disk.


STEP 6: Create Partition Primary:

To make the drive again accessible, type 'create partition primary'.


STEP 7: Format the Drive:


Now format the drive with FAT or NTFS file system. Type 'format fs=ntfs' and press Enter.


STEP 8: Assign a Drive Letter:

To assign a drive letter, you can type 'assign' as shown below.


Here are the eight steps again:


• Search and open for command prompt as Administrator.


• Once the command line is open, type 'diskpart' and press Enter.


• The above command line will open a Diskpart window. In this window, type 'list disk' and press Enter. It will list all the available drives.


• Now type 'select disk (disk number)' after the list is available on-screen. Specify the drive number which needs to be formatted.


• Here, type 'clean.' This command will permanently delete all files and folders and successfully clean up the disk.


• To make the drive again accessible, type 'create partition primary.


• Now format the drive with the FAT or NTFS file system. Type 'format fs=ntfs' and press Enter.

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