Computers have firmly entered our lives – we use technologies every day, without even noticing how they started playing an important role. At home, at work, during study – we need computers for different tasks everywhere. For some of us it makes sense to possess several computers, for example, a fixed one at home and a laptop for mobile work, smartphone to stay connected etc. However, as often happens, the device memory is hardly enough for all the programs and tasks that we want to perform. It is also possible that the “filled over” drive of notebook make obstacles for its rapid and high-qualitative work. In such cases, in most cases you must format it. We shall understand how to format a laptop in this article. Why you may need formatting making the extra room for a more correct functioning if the device’s memory is full of different programs (both useful and not so very), removing unwanted data from the laptop’s memory, pre-sale preparation of notebook (if you do not want to leave any personal data on the gadget), easy cleaning, if the computer will be used for other purposes (for instance, if you decided to reuse the home gaming laptop as working one). Important: Formatting will erase all of your data on the erased disk. Make sure to back up in advance! Methods of formatting laptop drive formatingDepending on the kind of notebook you are using, there may be two ways of formatting: Using the additional setup disks that are included. Using the backing-up partition located on the hard drive. It is very simple to determine the method for your laptop: if you received an extra set of disks along with your device – so the first way is for you. If the disks were not included, the section is located directly on the hard drive of your laptop. How to Format a Computer Need to learn how to format your computer? Formatting a drive prepares the surface of the disk to store new data. Computers are often formatted before they are sold, donated, or returned to employers. Likewise, computers with viruses or errors can be formatted and returned to their “out of the box” settings. How to Format a Computer with Windows 7 Warning – Formatting hard drive information does not permanently erase the data. Even after a computer has been formatted, deleted files can be easily recovered. If you want to permanently wipe your hard drive by completely overwritting hard drive data, check out WipeDrive. To format your hard disk during Windows 7 installation, you’ll need to start, or boot, your computer using the Windows 7 installation disc or USB flash drive. Turn on your computer so that Windows starts normally, insert the Windows 7 installation disc or USB flash drive, and then shut down your computer. Restart your computer. Press any key when prompted, and then follow the instructions that appear. On the “Install Windows” page, enter your language and other preferences, and then click Next. If the “Install Windows” page doesn’t appear, and you’re not asked to press any key, you might need to change some system settings. To learn how to do this, see Start your computer from a Windows 7 installation disc or USB flash drive. On the “Please read the license terms” page, if you accept the license terms, click I accept the license terms, and then click Next. On the “Which type of installation do you want?” page, click Custom. On the “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, click Drive options (advanced). Click the partition that you want to format and click Format. If you have more than one partition on this hard drive and want to get rid them to make one big drive again, then select a partition and click on the Delete option for each partition. Once you have deleted all of the partitions, select the Unallocated Space partition and click Format. Pick the formatting option that you want. When you’ve finished formatting, click Next. Follow the instructions to finish installing Windows 7, which include naming your computer and setting up an initial user account. If you do not want to reinstall Windows 7, you can cancel the installation at this point and keep your newly formatted drives.
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