Using DiskPart to clean and format a disk partition doesn't have to be hard. Just follow these simple steps.

Last week, I discussed how to use this command on the various disk partitions on a hard drive, including the formatting of a disk partition.

Hey,So I posted in this thread that my HDD is basically HOSED (the game partition). I have tried to format the drive in Windows, but it either says "Unable to format this drive" with the "Quick ...

The Problem:The C: partition is empty (for the most part, it is FAT32) the D: partition has winxp on it (NTFS).My goal:To format both of these partitions, to install winxp on C:, then to use ...

It can be tricky to manage disk partitions in Windows. Perhaps you want to boot two operating systems simultaneously, or maybe you don't want to reinstall Windows when partitioning a hard disk.

Double-click to launch it. GParted is a powerful partition editor that lets you shrink, expand, split, create and format partitions without disturbing the operating system already installed on a disk.

How to Format a FAT16 Hard Drive Using Ubuntu. Ubuntu can format hard drive partitions with the FAT16 file system, used by older operating systems such as Microsoft DOS and Windows 95.