Format partition

To format volume (partition):

  1. Select volume

    In Disk Explorer select a Logical Drive (Partition) node.

  2. Open the Format Partition dialog
    • From the toolbar click Format button or use command Actions > Format... from main menu.
    • Right-click the selected item and click Format... command from the context menu.
  3. Adjust dialog options
    Figure 1: Format Partition dialog
    Volume label
    Text label of partition (disk). This field can be blank
    File System
    Select file one of the supported file systems: FAT, FAT 32 or NTFS.
    Unit Allocation Size
    Depending on selected file system and total partition (disk) size available allocated unit size may be different. Default value of unit size is recommended.
  4. Click Format button to start formatting process
    DANGER:

    All data on formatting Logical Drive (partition) will be lost! Backup all your valuable data before formatting.

When formatting is complete, volume item should appear in Disk Explorer with new attributes and file system.