This switch was instituted in Dos 5 along with the "Unformat" command. Tests clusters that are currently marked "bad." By default, if a disk contains clusters that have been marked as "bad", FORMAT does not retest the clusters it simply leaves them marked "bad". Specifies the number of sectors per track.įormats a 5.25-inch 360K floppy disk in a high-density drive. Specifies the number of tracks per disk side. The disk's file allocation table (FAT) and root directory are deleted but it is not scanned for bad areas.Ĭopies system files to the formatted disk (to make a boot disk).Īllocates space on the formatted disk for system files.įormats a disk to a capacity other than that for which the drive was designed. "Quick" format of a previously formatted disk. If a label is specified and more than one disk is formatted in a session, all of the disks will be given the same volume label. If no volume label is required, the prompt can be avoided by specifying: /V:"" If the /V switch is omitted, or label is not specified, a prompt for a volume label is displayed after formatting is completed.
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