How to Format a Floppy Disk

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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.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Floppy Disk Drive
  • Floppy Disks

Step1
Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
Step2
Double-click the My Computer icon.
Step3
Right-click the icon for the floppy disk drive, usually labeled 3 1/2 Floppy (A:).
Step4
Choose Format from the menu that appears.
Step5
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.

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