Windows 10: What's the difference between deleting and formatting a partition?

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  1. ROCROSOFT
    Rocrosoft Win User

    What's the difference between deleting and formatting a partition?


    I just cleaned installed and wanted to know the difference. If I delete all partitions, do I still get rid of the malware?

    :)
     
    Rocrosoft, Jan 10, 2023
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  2. MUSSELS
    Mussels Win User

    Recover lost data from deleted/formated partition

    full format = datas gone.
     
    Mussels, Jan 10, 2023
    #2
  3. DENEDE
    DeNeDe Win User
    Recover lost data from deleted/formated partition

    Well it was full format and partition delete... and yes. i've tried it and seems it can't find the files.
     
    DeNeDe, Jan 10, 2023
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  4. FERNANDZ
    Fernandz Win User

    What's the difference between deleting and formatting a partition?

    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 10, 2023
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