how to format?

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lowrida56
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how to format?

Post by lowrida56 »

how do i format my E: partition on my hd?
and also if i copy all the crap off it over ftp can i just put them back were they were?

btw im running windows if this matters
nobspangle
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Post by nobspangle »

you can use the mkfs.fatx program to format, and yes you can copy everything off and then put it back.
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