Formatting a hard drive along with the install of a new OS is the best option. The vast majority of operating system installations provide a "format" option as part of the installation process.

Partitioning your hard drive makes managing the operating system, files, and file formats of each partition easier. For example, you can install Windows 11/10 on one partition and store movies or ...

Back up your files before formatting a USB drive in GParted to avoid data loss. After installing GParted, make sure to select the correct drive using the drop-down menu in the top-right corner. If you ...

I recently nuked 2000 Server off my disk since I finally completed my MCSE and no longer needed the playpen OS.<P>Pre-XP my hd looked like this:<P>[18gb unpartitioned][19gb ext2][1.5gb linux swap]<BR> ...