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A Graphical Tool for formatting floppy disks
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* Supports DOS, ext2, UFS and Minix file systems
* Supports DOS, ext2, UFS and Minix file systems


==Usage==
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{{Note|A floppy cannot be formatted if it is mounted.}}
{{Note|A floppy cannot be formatted if it is mounted.}}
* Select the floppy drive which contains the media to be formatted
* Select the size of the floppy to be used. In most cases it is safe to leave this as "Auto-Detect", and should be changed only when encountering size related issues during formatting
* Select a filesystem to be used
** If the desired filesystem is not listed, check the box at the bottom of the window, it may provide a reason
** Not all supported filesystems are usable on floppy disks
* Select the type of format to perform
** Quick Format is as the name implies, the fastest process. It does check for bad blocks or other errors
** Zero out and quick format will overwrite each sector with zeroes. This should not be relied on for securely erasing a disk, only a quick method of destroying data
** Full format will format the media, and check for bad blocks and other filesystem defects if possible
* Check '''Verify Integrity''' if KFloppy is to check if the format was successful
* Provide a name for the floppy, if desired
* Click '''Format''' to format the media


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Revision as of 20:55, 25 December 2018

A Graphical Tool for formatting floppy disks

Features

  • Quick or full format
  • Bad sector checking (via Verify Integrity)
  • Can label disk
  • Supports command line options
  • Supports DOS, ext2, UFS and Minix file systems

Usage

Note

A floppy cannot be formatted if it is mounted.
  • Select the floppy drive which contains the media to be formatted
  • Select the size of the floppy to be used. In most cases it is safe to leave this as "Auto-Detect", and should be changed only when encountering size related issues during formatting
  • Select a filesystem to be used
    • If the desired filesystem is not listed, check the box at the bottom of the window, it may provide a reason
    • Not all supported filesystems are usable on floppy disks
  • Select the type of format to perform
    • Quick Format is as the name implies, the fastest process. It does check for bad blocks or other errors
    • Zero out and quick format will overwrite each sector with zeroes. This should not be relied on for securely erasing a disk, only a quick method of destroying data
    • Full format will format the media, and check for bad blocks and other filesystem defects if possible
  • Check Verify Integrity if KFloppy is to check if the format was successful
  • Provide a name for the floppy, if desired
  • Click Format to format the media

Read about the full capabilities in the application's Handbook </translate>