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After you have partitioned the disk then it is time for formatting the disk. You need to format the disk to make it usable to store data in it. You will have to boot the computer from the bootable disk after you finish partitioning. You need to use a command called format at the MS-DOS prompt. This command will erase everything on the disk. There are many switches available with this command. We will see the switches used with the hard drive as an example.
Example: Format C:
Switches used with format are FORMAT <drive:> [/V[:label]] [/B] [/S] [/C].
