1 Oct
2001
1 Oct
'01
7:25 p.m.
Geoff Reed wrote:
/u = Unconditional, it will do a real format, as opposed to quick format
IIRC, /u = Unconditional is correct, but what it does is to not "save"
the disk contents, i.e. unformat will recover the contents of a floppy
that has been accidentally formatted unless the /u is used. I usually
use the /u because it gets the job done faster.
At 12:29 AM 10/2/01 -0400, you wrote:
> > Drop to DOS on any machine with a 5.25" drive you have access to. Type:
> >
> > format /u /s a:
>
>Okay Sellam, I'll bite -- what's the /u parameter?
>
>Glen
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