Windows 10: Formatting a drive with windows 10 on it

Discus and support Formatting a drive with windows 10 on it in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hey there, I recently bought a new laptop and i would like to install a new SSD in it. After i have installed windows onto the new SSD, can i reformat... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Calvin-111, Jan 27, 2019.

  1. CALVIN-111
    Calvin-111 Win User

    Formatting a drive with windows 10 on it


    Hey there, I recently bought a new laptop and i would like to install a new SSD in it. After i have installed windows onto the new SSD, can i reformat the drive without losing windows on it just incase if my SSD stops working? I would like to use it as a storage drive. Or should i leave the drive as is because it still has hundreds of GB space left.


    Thank you!

    :)
     
    Calvin-111, Jan 27, 2019
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  2. HITMAN
    Hitman Win User

    Windows 10 formatting ?

    Hello all
    I have 3 hard drives
    1 sata 1 tb with Windows 10
    2 older drives that are ide that I use for apps and data and not clutter my main drive.

    I will be replacing the 2 older drives with a 2 tb data drive

    I am thinking of formatting my main drive and starting all new and reloading everything.

    My problem is that I was on Windows 7 pro 64 bit and got Windows 10 pro 64 bit upgrade free.
    So don't have Windows 10 CD or a code for it. So if I format will I be able to get Windows 10 for free
    Or I'll I have to buy the CD.
    Don't really want to spend 200.00 bucks right now.

    Have not formatted in a while what's the best way now a days ?

    Thanks Ruben
     
    Hitman, Jan 27, 2019
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  3. FERNANDZ
    Fernandz Win User
    How To Format A Write Protected Flash Memory ?

    ¿You already tried this one?...

    Run CMD


    1. diskpart
    2. list disk

    Then in the 3º step, put the correct number of disk in the list for the usb flash (if it's listed in disk 3, then you'll have to write select disk 3).

    2. select disk #
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    with that commands you will format the flash drive in fat32, if you have a large drive you can select also "format fs=ntfs" in step 7.

    good luck!
     
    Fernandz, Jan 27, 2019
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  4. SAYAN_GHOSH
    Sayan_Ghosh Win User

    Formatting a drive with windows 10 on it

    Format an external Drive.

    Hello Roger,

    Thank you for posting your concern in Microsoft Community and welcome to the Windows 10 Family.

    I would suggest you to follow the below steps to format the drive you are referring to.

    • Right Click on Start menu and select Open Computer Management.

    • In the left pane, under Storage, click Disk Management.

    • Right-click the volume that you want to format, and then click Format.

    • To format the volume with the default settings, in the Format dialog box, click
      OK, and then click OK again.
    Note: You cannot format a disk or partition that is currently in use, including the partition that contains Windows.

    Hope it helps.

    Thank you.
     
    Sayan_Ghosh, Jan 27, 2019
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