How to Format a Floppy Disk

Although disks you buy generally come preformatted nowadays, here's how to format a disk if you ever get a message that it's unreadable. Remember, formatting a disk erases all the information on it.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Floppy Disk Drive
• Floppy Disks
• Floppy disks

1. Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

2. Double-click the My Computer icon.

3. Right-click the icon for the floppy disk drive, usually labeled 3 1/2 Floppy (A:).

4. Choose Format from the menu that appears.

5. Click Start.

Tips & Warnings

• You'll lose all the data on that disk, so don't forget to back up anything you want to keep.