How to use DiskPart to format hard drive If you face a problem in formatting the system hard disk, external hard drive, or the USB Flash drive, then using DiskPart, you can easily wipe them out.

You can format your external hard drive or USB drive using PowerShell. Follow this tutorial to change drive letter, create partition, etc.

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This tutorial explains how to format or convert a Hard Disk or a Partition to NTFS format, as it is file system that provides better performance and security for data.