On Sun, 07 Dec 2014 05:16:25 -0500, Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> wrote:
> > This limitation should not be present in FreeDOS: Default there is > for harddisks to do a quick format, either with or without saving > "unformat" data depending on whether there already was a filesystem. > >> This behavior makes sense in the context of FAT16 where the disk is >> checked for bad clusters which can then be marked in the FAT. In the >> context of FAT32, not so much... > > In FreeDOS, even slow format defaults to NOT check for bad clusters > for harddisks, unless you explicitly use the /U option. Even then, > you can abort the wipe / surface check process half-way. FORMAT will > still be complete then, just without the rest of the wipe and check. > > The fastest mode in FreeDOS FORMAT is /Q /U which explicitly does not > try to save unformat data. It just creates empty FAT, boot and root. > > Regards, Eric So the FreeDOS FORMAT is superior in this regard, but I don't know then why it would take a long time to format an SD card as mentioned earlier in this thread. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
