WARNING The Format utility has caused people more woe than any other utility ever created.
Simply stated, the Format utility will format your hard drive. In many cases, you can recover files
that the Format utility removes from the hard drive using a special utility, but the process is time
consuming and error prone at best. Use this utility with extreme caution.
volume Specifies the drive letter, mount point, or volume name to format. Always include this
argument because the default value is the current drive.
/FS:filesystem Specifies the file system to use to format the volume. You have the option of
using the FAT (older 16-bit), FAT32, or NTFS file systems when working with a hard drive.
Floppy media only accepts the FAT file system.
/V:[label] Specifies the volume name. If you use this command line switch without specifying
a volume name, the Format utility prompts you for a volume name on completion of the
format.
/Q Performs a quick format of the media. A quick format deletes the file table and the root
directory of the media. It doesn??™t perform a sector-by-sector scan of the media to locate bad
sectors. You should only use this option with known good media.
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