format partition question

You're welcome. The easiest way is to use disk management,
right click My Computer, select manage, then disk
management.


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"DJ" wrote in message
...
| Thanks Jim.
| Donna J.
|
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| Each partition may be formatted independently of the
others.
|
|
| "DJ" wrote in message
|
...
| | Jim
| | Hi, this is as specific as I can get here.
| | I recently installed a 2nd hard drive and was
interested
| in finding out
| | about formatting. Here is the information.
| |
| | Disk 0 Basic NTFS System (C Primary
| |
| | Disk 1 Basic NTFS Local Disk (E Primary
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL2 NTFS (F
Logical
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G
Logical
|
| |
| | Extended | DRV1_VOL4 NTFS (H Logical
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL5 NTFS ( I
Logical
| |
| | I was wanting to know if I could format only this
Logical
| Partition
| | DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical, and not affect the other
| Logical Partitions on
| | the Extended Partition of my Primary Partition ?
| | Did I explain this any better?
| | Thanks, Donna J.
| |
| | "Jim" wrote in message
| | news:Fj2gc.11320$Yf6.6259@fed1read07...
| | Let's be more precise here w/ the terminology,
that's
| the source of some
| | of
| | the confusion. We're confining the discussion to
| Windows/DOS environments
| | only.
| |
| | - A (hard) drive has zero or more partitions.
| | - A partition can be of two types, primary or
extended.
| | - A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary
| partitions, or, 3 primary
| | partitions and 1 extended partition.
| | - An extended partition can contain zero or more
| volumes.
| | - You format primary partitions, or, extended
volumes,
| not "drives".
| |
| | So, you can safely format any volume in the extended
| partition, it will
| | have
| | no effect on any other primary partition or extended
| volume.
| |
| | HTH
| |
| | Jim
| |
| |
| | "DJ" wrote in message
| |
|
...
| | Tom,
| | Thanks for the reply.
| | So it would not effect the information that is
on
| the same drive but
| | a
| | separate volume?
| | I tried to find an answer online and in my help
and
| support. I just want
| | to
| | be sure that even though DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3,
| DRV1_VOL4 are all on
| | one
| | hard drive, that only the information on DRV1_VOL3
| would be formatted.
| | Thanks again,
| | Donna J.
| |
| | "Tom" wrote in message
| | ...
| |
| | "DJ" wrote in message
| |
|
...
| | Curious if it is possible to format 1 volume
of a
| partitioned hard
| | drive.
| | For instance I have DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3,
DRV1_VOL4
| and would like to
| | format
| | DRV1_VOL3. Will this format the entire drive or
just
| the targeted
| | volume?
| | Thanks,
| | --
| | Donna J.
| |
| | Just the targeted drive, if that is what you
select in
| Disk management.
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

Got it. Thanks so much Jim.

Donna J.

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
...
You're welcome. The easiest way is to use disk management,
right click My Computer, select manage, then disk
management.


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"DJ" wrote in message
...
| Thanks Jim.
| Donna J.
|
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| Each partition may be formatted independently of the
others.
|
|
| "DJ" wrote in message
|
...
| | Jim
| | Hi, this is as specific as I can get here.
| | I recently installed a 2nd hard drive and was
interested
| in finding out
| | about formatting. Here is the information.
| |
| | Disk 0 Basic NTFS System (C Primary
| |
| | Disk 1 Basic NTFS Local Disk (E Primary
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL2 NTFS (F
Logical
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G
Logical
|
| |
| | Extended | DRV1_VOL4 NTFS (H Logical
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL5 NTFS ( I
Logical
| |
| | I was wanting to know if I could format only this
Logical
| Partition
| | DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical, and not affect the other
| Logical Partitions on
| | the Extended Partition of my Primary Partition ?
| | Did I explain this any better?
| | Thanks, Donna J.
| |
| | "Jim" wrote in message
| | news:Fj2gc.11320$Yf6.6259@fed1read07...
| | Let's be more precise here w/ the terminology,
that's
| the source of some
| | of
| | the confusion. We're confining the discussion to
| Windows/DOS environments
| | only.
| |
| | - A (hard) drive has zero or more partitions.
| | - A partition can be of two types, primary or
extended.
| | - A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary
| partitions, or, 3 primary
| | partitions and 1 extended partition.
| | - An extended partition can contain zero or more
| volumes.
| | - You format primary partitions, or, extended
volumes,
| not "drives".
| |
| | So, you can safely format any volume in the extended
| partition, it will
| | have
| | no effect on any other primary partition or extended
| volume.
| |
| | HTH
| |
| | Jim
| |
| |
| | "DJ" wrote in message
| |
|
...
| | Tom,
| | Thanks for the reply.
| | So it would not effect the information that is
on
| the same drive but
| | a
| | separate volume?
| | I tried to find an answer online and in my help
and
| support. I just want
| | to
| | be sure that even though DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3,
| DRV1_VOL4 are all on
| | one
| | hard drive, that only the information on DRV1_VOL3
| would be formatted.
| | Thanks again,
| | Donna J.
| |
| | "Tom" wrote in message
| | ...
| |
| | "DJ" wrote in message
| |
|
...
| | Curious if it is possible to format 1 volume
of a
| partitioned hard
| | drive.
| | For instance I have DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3,
DRV1_VOL4
| and would like to
| | format
| | DRV1_VOL3. Will this format the entire drive or
just
| the targeted
| | volume?
| | Thanks,
| | --
| | Donna J.
| |
| | Just the targeted drive, if that is what you
select in
| Disk management.
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

"Jim" wrote:

- A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary partitions,
or, 3 primary partitions and 1 extended partition.


I think this is a Microsoft restriction and I think a hard drive
can have more than one extended partition.

That's why I confined my comments to Windows/DOS (re-read first reply). And
no, you cannot have more than one extended partition under Windows/DOS (
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/...titions-c.html ,
http://www.logan.eclipse.co.uk/fdisk...rtitioning.htm ).

Jim


"Peter Rossiter" wrote in message
...
"Jim" wrote:

- A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary partitions,
or, 3 primary partitions and 1 extended partition.


I think this is a Microsoft restriction and I think a hard drive
can have more than one extended partition.

Each partition may be formatted independently of the others.


"DJ" wrote in message
...
| Jim
| Hi, this is as specific as I can get here.
| I recently installed a 2nd hard drive and was interested
in finding out
| about formatting. Here is the information.
|
| Disk 0 Basic NTFS System (C Primary
|
| Disk 1 Basic NTFS Local Disk (E Primary
|
| | DRV1_VOL2 NTFS (F Logical
|
| | DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical

|
| Extended | DRV1_VOL4 NTFS (H Logical
|
| | DRV1_VOL5 NTFS ( I Logical
|
| I was wanting to know if I could format only this Logical
Partition
| DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical, and not affect the other
Logical Partitions on
| the Extended Partition of my Primary Partition ?
| Did I explain this any better?
| Thanks, Donna J.
|
| "Jim" wrote in message
| news:Fj2gc.11320$Yf6.6259@fed1read07...
| Let's be more precise here w/ the terminology, that's
the source of some
| of
| the confusion. We're confining the discussion to
Windows/DOS environments
| only.
|
| - A (hard) drive has zero or more partitions.
| - A partition can be of two types, primary or extended.
| - A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary
partitions, or, 3 primary
| partitions and 1 extended partition.
| - An extended partition can contain zero or more
volumes.
| - You format primary partitions, or, extended volumes,
not "drives".
|
| So, you can safely format any volume in the extended
partition, it will
| have
| no effect on any other primary partition or extended
volume.
|
| HTH
|
| Jim
|
|
| "DJ" wrote in message
|
...
| Tom,
| Thanks for the reply.
| So it would not effect the information that is on
the same drive but
| a
| separate volume?
| I tried to find an answer online and in my help and
support. I just want
| to
| be sure that even though DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3,
DRV1_VOL4 are all on
| one
| hard drive, that only the information on DRV1_VOL3
would be formatted.
| Thanks again,
| Donna J.
|
| "Tom" wrote in message
| ...
|
| "DJ" wrote in message
|
...
| Curious if it is possible to format 1 volume of a
partitioned hard
| drive.
| For instance I have DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3, DRV1_VOL4
and would like to
| format
| DRV1_VOL3. Will this format the entire drive or just
the targeted
| volume?
| Thanks,
| --
| Donna J.
|
| Just the targeted drive, if that is what you select in
Disk management.
|
|
|
|
|
|

Donna,

The short answer is, you can't hurt the other volumes (logical partitions),
or even other primary partitions, soley by formatting any given volume
(logical partition). Formatting only affects the targeted partition. If
you're familar w/ DOS formatting, then I'm sure you're familar w/ the format
command itself, which specifies a driver letter, right?! It's the partition
associated w/ that drive letter that gets formatted, nothing else. That's
why you can't even format unless you *do* specify the drive letter,
otherwise, the format command doesn't know the target.

HTH

Jim


"DJ" wrote in message
...
Jim
Hi, this is as specific as I can get here.
I recently installed a 2nd hard drive and was interested in finding out
about formatting. Here is the information.

Disk 0 Basic NTFS System (C Primary

Disk 1 Basic NTFS Local Disk (E Primary

| DRV1_VOL2 NTFS (F Logical

| DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical

Extended | DRV1_VOL4 NTFS (H Logical

| DRV1_VOL5 NTFS ( I Logical

I was wanting to know if I could format only this Logical Partition
DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical, and not affect the other Logical Partitions
on
the Extended Partition of my Primary Partition ?
Did I explain this any better?
Thanks, Donna J.

"Jim" wrote in message
news:Fj2gc.11320$Yf6.6259@fed1read07...
Let's be more precise here w/ the terminology, that's the source of some
of
the confusion. We're confining the discussion to Windows/DOS
environments
only.

- A (hard) drive has zero or more partitions.
- A partition can be of two types, primary or extended.
- A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary partitions, or, 3
primary
partitions and 1 extended partition.
- An extended partition can contain zero or more volumes.
- You format primary partitions, or, extended volumes, not "drives".

So, you can safely format any volume in the extended partition, it will
have
no effect on any other primary partition or extended volume.

HTH

Jim


"DJ" wrote in message
...
Tom,
Thanks for the reply.
So it would not effect the information that is on the same drive
but
a
separate volume?
I tried to find an answer online and in my help and support. I just
want
to
be sure that even though DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3, DRV1_VOL4 are all on
one
hard drive, that only the information on DRV1_VOL3 would be formatted.
Thanks again,
Donna J.

"Tom" wrote in message
...

"DJ" wrote in message
...
Curious if it is possible to format 1 volume of a partitioned
hard
drive.
For instance I have DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3, DRV1_VOL4 and would like
to
format
DRV1_VOL3. Will this format the entire drive or just the targeted
volume?
Thanks,
--
Donna J.

Just the targeted drive, if that is what you select in Disk
management.

Thanks Jim.
Donna J.


"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
...
Each partition may be formatted independently of the others.


"DJ" wrote in message
...
| Jim
| Hi, this is as specific as I can get here.
| I recently installed a 2nd hard drive and was interested
in finding out
| about formatting. Here is the information.
|
| Disk 0 Basic NTFS System (C Primary
|
| Disk 1 Basic NTFS Local Disk (E Primary
|
| | DRV1_VOL2 NTFS (F Logical
|
| | DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical

|
| Extended | DRV1_VOL4 NTFS (H Logical
|
| | DRV1_VOL5 NTFS ( I Logical
|
| I was wanting to know if I could format only this Logical
Partition
| DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical, and not affect the other
Logical Partitions on
| the Extended Partition of my Primary Partition ?
| Did I explain this any better?
| Thanks, Donna J.
|
| "Jim" wrote in message
| news:Fj2gc.11320$Yf6.6259@fed1read07...
| Let's be more precise here w/ the terminology, that's
the source of some
| of
| the confusion. We're confining the discussion to
Windows/DOS environments
| only.
|
| - A (hard) drive has zero or more partitions.
| - A partition can be of two types, primary or extended.
| - A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary
partitions, or, 3 primary
| partitions and 1 extended partition.
| - An extended partition can contain zero or more
volumes.
| - You format primary partitions, or, extended volumes,
not "drives".
|
| So, you can safely format any volume in the extended
partition, it will
| have
| no effect on any other primary partition or extended
volume.
|
| HTH
|
| Jim
|
|
| "DJ" wrote in message
|
...
| Tom,
| Thanks for the reply.
| So it would not effect the information that is on
the same drive but
| a
| separate volume?
| I tried to find an answer online and in my help and
support. I just want
| to
| be sure that even though DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3,
DRV1_VOL4 are all on
| one
| hard drive, that only the information on DRV1_VOL3
would be formatted.
| Thanks again,
| Donna J.
|
| "Tom" wrote in message
| ...
|
| "DJ" wrote in message
|
...
| Curious if it is possible to format 1 volume of a
partitioned hard
| drive.
| For instance I have DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3, DRV1_VOL4
and would like to
| format
| DRV1_VOL3. Will this format the entire drive or just
the targeted
| volume?
| Thanks,
| --
| Donna J.
|
| Just the targeted drive, if that is what you select in
Disk management.
|
|
|
|
|
|

Jim
Thanks again to you also. I really tried to explain what I needed to know
without causing any confusion. I'm glad it's been answered now.
Have a good weekend.
Donna J.



"Jim" wrote in message
news:6Figc.16111$Yf6.14741@fed1read07...
Donna,

The short answer is, you can't hurt the other volumes (logical
partitions),
or even other primary partitions, soley by formatting any given volume
(logical partition). Formatting only affects the targeted partition. If
you're familar w/ DOS formatting, then I'm sure you're familar w/ the
format
command itself, which specifies a driver letter, right?! It's the
partition
associated w/ that drive letter that gets formatted, nothing else. That's
why you can't even format unless you *do* specify the drive letter,
otherwise, the format command doesn't know the target.

HTH

Jim


"DJ" wrote in message
...
Jim
Hi, this is as specific as I can get here.
I recently installed a 2nd hard drive and was interested in finding out
about formatting. Here is the information.

Disk 0 Basic NTFS System (C Primary

Disk 1 Basic NTFS Local Disk (E Primary

| DRV1_VOL2 NTFS (F Logical

| DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical

Extended | DRV1_VOL4 NTFS (H Logical

| DRV1_VOL5 NTFS ( I Logical

I was wanting to know if I could format only this Logical Partition
DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical, and not affect the other Logical Partitions
on
the Extended Partition of my Primary Partition ?
Did I explain this any better?
Thanks, Donna J.

"Jim" wrote in message
news:Fj2gc.11320$Yf6.6259@fed1read07...
Let's be more precise here w/ the terminology, that's the source of
some
of
the confusion. We're confining the discussion to Windows/DOS
environments
only.

- A (hard) drive has zero or more partitions.
- A partition can be of two types, primary or extended.
- A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary partitions, or, 3
primary
partitions and 1 extended partition.
- An extended partition can contain zero or more volumes.
- You format primary partitions, or, extended volumes, not "drives".

So, you can safely format any volume in the extended partition, it
will
have
no effect on any other primary partition or extended volume.

HTH

Jim


"DJ" wrote in message
...
Tom,
Thanks for the reply.
So it would not effect the information that is on the same drive
but
a
separate volume?
I tried to find an answer online and in my help and support. I just
want
to
be sure that even though DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3, DRV1_VOL4 are all
on
one
hard drive, that only the information on DRV1_VOL3 would be
formatted.
Thanks again,
Donna J.

"Tom" wrote in message
...

"DJ" wrote in message
...
Curious if it is possible to format 1 volume of a partitioned
hard
drive.
For instance I have DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3, DRV1_VOL4 and would like
to
format
DRV1_VOL3. Will this format the entire drive or just the targeted
volume?
Thanks,
--
Donna J.

Just the targeted drive, if that is what you select in Disk
management.

You're welcome. The easiest way is to use disk management,
right click My Computer, select manage, then disk
management.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But legislators see it as an obstacle to be overcome.


"DJ" wrote in message
...
| Thanks Jim.
| Donna J.
|
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| Each partition may be formatted independently of the
others.
|
|
| "DJ" wrote in message
|
...
| | Jim
| | Hi, this is as specific as I can get here.
| | I recently installed a 2nd hard drive and was
interested
| in finding out
| | about formatting. Here is the information.
| |
| | Disk 0 Basic NTFS System (C Primary
| |
| | Disk 1 Basic NTFS Local Disk (E Primary
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL2 NTFS (F
Logical
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G
Logical
|
| |
| | Extended | DRV1_VOL4 NTFS (H Logical
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL5 NTFS ( I
Logical
| |
| | I was wanting to know if I could format only this
Logical
| Partition
| | DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical, and not affect the other
| Logical Partitions on
| | the Extended Partition of my Primary Partition ?
| | Did I explain this any better?
| | Thanks, Donna J.
| |
| | "Jim" wrote in message
| | news:Fj2gc.11320$Yf6.6259@fed1read07...
| | Let's be more precise here w/ the terminology,
that's
| the source of some
| | of
| | the confusion. We're confining the discussion to
| Windows/DOS environments
| | only.
| |
| | - A (hard) drive has zero or more partitions.
| | - A partition can be of two types, primary or
extended.
| | - A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary
| partitions, or, 3 primary
| | partitions and 1 extended partition.
| | - An extended partition can contain zero or more
| volumes.
| | - You format primary partitions, or, extended
volumes,
| not "drives".
| |
| | So, you can safely format any volume in the extended
| partition, it will
| | have
| | no effect on any other primary partition or extended
| volume.
| |
| | HTH
| |
| | Jim
| |
| |
| | "DJ" wrote in message
| |
|
...
| | Tom,
| | Thanks for the reply.
| | So it would not effect the information that is
on
| the same drive but
| | a
| | separate volume?
| | I tried to find an answer online and in my help
and
| support. I just want
| | to
| | be sure that even though DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3,
| DRV1_VOL4 are all on
| | one
| | hard drive, that only the information on DRV1_VOL3
| would be formatted.
| | Thanks again,
| | Donna J.
| |
| | "Tom" wrote in message
| | ...
| |
| | "DJ" wrote in message
| |
|
...
| | Curious if it is possible to format 1 volume
of a
| partitioned hard
| | drive.
| | For instance I have DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3,
DRV1_VOL4
| and would like to
| | format
| | DRV1_VOL3. Will this format the entire drive or
just
| the targeted
| | volume?
| | Thanks,
| | --
| | Donna J.
| |
| | Just the targeted drive, if that is what you
select in
| Disk management.
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

Got it. Thanks so much Jim.

Donna J.

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
...
You're welcome. The easiest way is to use disk management,
right click My Computer, select manage, then disk
management.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But legislators see it as an obstacle to be overcome.


"DJ" wrote in message
...
| Thanks Jim.
| Donna J.
|
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| Each partition may be formatted independently of the
others.
|
|
| "DJ" wrote in message
|
...
| | Jim
| | Hi, this is as specific as I can get here.
| | I recently installed a 2nd hard drive and was
interested
| in finding out
| | about formatting. Here is the information.
| |
| | Disk 0 Basic NTFS System (C Primary
| |
| | Disk 1 Basic NTFS Local Disk (E Primary
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL2 NTFS (F
Logical
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G
Logical
|
| |
| | Extended | DRV1_VOL4 NTFS (H Logical
| |
| | | DRV1_VOL5 NTFS ( I
Logical
| |
| | I was wanting to know if I could format only this
Logical
| Partition
| | DRV1_VOL3 NTFS (G Logical, and not affect the other
| Logical Partitions on
| | the Extended Partition of my Primary Partition ?
| | Did I explain this any better?
| | Thanks, Donna J.
| |
| | "Jim" wrote in message
| | news:Fj2gc.11320$Yf6.6259@fed1read07...
| | Let's be more precise here w/ the terminology,
that's
| the source of some
| | of
| | the confusion. We're confining the discussion to
| Windows/DOS environments
| | only.
| |
| | - A (hard) drive has zero or more partitions.
| | - A partition can be of two types, primary or
extended.
| | - A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary
| partitions, or, 3 primary
| | partitions and 1 extended partition.
| | - An extended partition can contain zero or more
| volumes.
| | - You format primary partitions, or, extended
volumes,
| not "drives".
| |
| | So, you can safely format any volume in the extended
| partition, it will
| | have
| | no effect on any other primary partition or extended
| volume.
| |
| | HTH
| |
| | Jim
| |
| |
| | "DJ" wrote in message
| |
|
...
| | Tom,
| | Thanks for the reply.
| | So it would not effect the information that is
on
| the same drive but
| | a
| | separate volume?
| | I tried to find an answer online and in my help
and
| support. I just want
| | to
| | be sure that even though DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3,
| DRV1_VOL4 are all on
| | one
| | hard drive, that only the information on DRV1_VOL3
| would be formatted.
| | Thanks again,
| | Donna J.
| |
| | "Tom" wrote in message
| | ...
| |
| | "DJ" wrote in message
| |
|
...
| | Curious if it is possible to format 1 volume
of a
| partitioned hard
| | drive.
| | For instance I have DRV1_VOL2, DRV1_VOL3,
DRV1_VOL4
| and would like to
| | format
| | DRV1_VOL3. Will this format the entire drive or
just
| the targeted
| | volume?
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"Jim" wrote:

- A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary partitions,
or, 3 primary partitions and 1 extended partition.


I think this is a Microsoft restriction and I think a hard drive
can have more than one extended partition.

That's why I confined my comments to Windows/DOS (re-read first reply). And
no, you cannot have more than one extended partition under Windows/DOS (
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/...titions-c.html ,
http://www.logan.eclipse.co.uk/fdisk...rtitioning.htm ).

Jim


"Peter Rossiter" wrote in message
...
"Jim" wrote:

- A (hard) drive can have a maximum of 4 primary partitions,
or, 3 primary partitions and 1 extended partition.


I think this is a Microsoft restriction and I think a hard drive
can have more than one extended partition.