| From: | Nick Knight |
| Date: | 21 Jun 2001 at 03:46:41 |
| Subject: | Re: More than 4GB problem! |
>
> --- In amigactive@y..., Barbara Giller <barbara.giller@g...> wrote:
>
> > One more question: If I decide to buy a Powerflyer, would I have to
> > quickformat all partitions after the 4GB barrier or should I format
> > them fully. My boyfriend formated them the 'normal' way (not Quick
> > Format) and everything is fine. He never had any problems with his 20
> > GB HD and Powerflyer.
>
>
> My understanding is that QuickFormat is only for clearing out fully
> formatted partitions. If you partition a blank drive, you must fully
> format each partition before use. This is why your boyfriend had no
> probs. You can use QuickFormat afterwards to remove stuff. It just
> removes the file headers as far as I know. Hence recovery programs
> like DiskSalv can get it all back. I believe this would not be
> possible after a full format (?). Perhaps Neil or someone in the know
> can confirm, or set this right?
The newest version of Disksalv can recover data from a formated HD but
I think you might have to pay for it.
Regards
Nick Knight
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