| As we known, disk format is the process of | | | | withthe /PARTN switch, displays current partition |
| preparing a hard disk or other storage medium for use, | | | | tables. |
| including setting up an empty file system. When you | | | | /TEST |
| format a disk, the operating system erases all | | | | Displays information but does not write changes to |
| bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to | | | | disk. |
| make sure all sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors | | | | /P |
| (that is, those that are scratched), and creates internal | | | | Sends output messages to printer connected to LPT1. |
| address tables for later uses to locate information. | | | | /PARTN |
| Every Hard Disk should be formatted before use. | | | | Restores disk partition tables. |
| Formatting a disk involves two quite different | | | | Examplesunformat c: |
| processes known as low-level and high-level | | | | Command specified to unformat drive c: if it was |
| formatting. | | | | formatted. |
| High-level formatting: a process of writing the file | | | | Additional information |
| system structures on the disk that let the disk to be | | | | This program was designed to only be run in MS-DOS |
| used for storing programs and data. | | | | versions 5.0 to 6.22. If you have upgraded to Windows |
| Low-level formatting: a process of formatting disk | | | | 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, |
| surfaces and installing characteristics like sector | | | | Windows XP, Windows Vista or any other operating |
| numbers that are visible to, and used by, the disk | | | | system, this command will not restore any information |
| controller hardware. | | | | but may possibly cause additional issues with the Hard |
| It is not necessary to format your disk through | | | | Drive. |
| low-level format because it will physically damage the | | | | If you have lost computer files that you would like to |
| disk and cut short the life of the disk. A high-level | | | | try recovering, Data Recovery Wizard may help you. It |
| format will suffice for most purposes by wiping out the | | | | is a simple tool to unformat FAT and NTFS hard disks. |
| control structures and writing new ones. The old | | | | Data Recovery Wizard is a fully automatic tool that |
| information is lost and the disk appears as new after a | | | | restores data from damaged or high-level formatted |
| high-level formatting. | | | | drives. It scans the disk first and then restores the |
| Unformat means recover everything from the newly | | | | original structure of files and folders. In addition, Data |
| formatted disk. However, high-level format can be | | | | Recovery Wizard can easily recover lost files due to |
| unformatted while low-level format can not. | | | | deletion, lost partition or damaged logical drives, virus |
| Can you imagine the situation when you accidentally | | | | infection, software crash, unexpected shutdown and |
| format disk and then realized the important data get | | | | other unknown reasons. |
| lost? Usually, people format seemingly unnecessary | | | | To recover files from formatted drives, please follow |
| disks only to find out that they really need them later. | | | | this procedure: |
| When you encounter such case, you have to recover | | | | 1. Click the "Complete Recovery" button on the main |
| the lost information. | | | | window of Data Recovery Wizard. |
| Why we could unformat: | | | | 2. The first screen on the "Complete Recovery" tool |
| When you format a disk, the operating system resets | | | | will display a list of volumes found on the drives found |
| the FAT or MFT on the disk so that the MFT is now | | | | in your system. If the volume does not have a drive |
| blank. The reason that you can no longer see and files | | | | letter, then the volume will be listed at the hindmost and |
| with Windows is that the MFT is telling the Operating | | | | the drive letter will be instead by "*". |
| System that the drive letter does not contain any files. | | | | 3. You should choose the volume that was formatted |
| So the files are still where they were. That's why we | | | | and click "NEXT" to start searching on this volume. |
| could unformat a disk. The "unformat" means transfer | | | | 4. The Intelligent Searching module will scan on the |
| the files on the formatted hard disk or partition to a | | | | selected volume, collect and analyze every byte on |
| separate one. | | | | the volume, then show you a list of volumes which are |
| Restores a disk erased by the FORMAT command | | | | possible on it. |
| or restructured by the RECOVER command in DOS. | | | | 5. After this scanning is finished, Data Recovery |
| UNFORMAT drive: [/J] | | | | Wizard will permit you choosing 6 volumes at best to |
| UNFORMAT drive: [/U] [/L] [/TEST] [/P] | | | | recover the data. And then, press "NEXT" button. The |
| UNFORMAT /PARTN [/L] | | | | Data Recovery Wizard will launch the "Building |
| drive: | | | | directory" procedure to searching the files. You will see |
| Specifies the drive to unformat. | | | | file/folder tree very soon. |
| /J | | | | 6. Select the file or directory that you want to recover |
| Verifies that the mirror files agree with the | | | | and press the "Next" button. |
| systeminformation on the disk. | | | | 7. Select a directory and press the "NEXT" button to |
| /U | | | | save the data. |
| Unformats without using MIRROR files. | | | | EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard is easy to use, |
| /L | | | | read-only data recovery software to quickly and |
| Lists all file and directory names found, or, when used | | | | safely unformat data that was formatted? |