| Method of formatting
a hard disk drive that initializes portions of the hard disk drive and creates important
file
system areas on the disk. A good example of a high-level format is using
the format command in MS-DOS.
A high-level format is commonly done if a user
wishes to erase the hard disk drive and reinstall the operating system
back onto the hard disk drive. If errors are present on the hard disk
drive, or a high-level format is unable to be completed, a low-level
format may need to be done first.
- Additional information about erasing your hard disk drive and
starting over can also be found on
document CH000186.
Also see: Format, Hard
disk drive definitions, Low-level
format
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