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@4 THIS TEXT SAMPLE TAKEN FROM ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO WORKBENCH 3
WHICH IS AVAILABLE FREE FROM F1, SEE FREEBIES ARTICLE@5
FORMATTING A DISK
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To be able to copy your files such as text, programs and pictures to a
disk it first needs to be formatted. When you buy a new disk it is
unformatted so before it can be used on the Amiga you need to format it.
This section will tell you everything you need to know about formatting
floppy disks.
First of all how do you know if a disk has already been formatted or not?
Insert the disk and if the disk icon comes up as DF0:???? then you
need to format the disk.
If the Icon came up as anything other than DF0:???? then there could be
data already on the disk.
Remember once you have formatted a disk all the contents of that disk are
erased forever, although there are "Salvaging" programs available.
#7NOW CLICK ON THE 'NEXT' BUTTON
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QUICK GUIDE IN PLAIN ENGLISH
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* Write enable the disk to be formatted (close the tab)
* Insert a disk to be formatted.
* Click once on the icon of the disk you wish to format.
* Hold down the right mouse button,
* Move the mouse pointer to the ICONS menu at the top of the screen.
* Highlight "Format Disk" and then release the right mouse button.
* Click on FORMAT
* A confirmation requester will then appear, click on "Format" again.
* You will now see a count down bar while your disk is being formatted.
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You now know all that is needed to format a disk, read on if you want to
learn more.
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FURTHER INFORMATION@3
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If the disk you are about to format has been formatted before, you can
choose "Quick Format" from the "Format Disk" requester, this formats your
disk in a couple of seconds. There is a slight drawback with quick format,
it does not check your disk for errors so stick to the normal format if
you want to play safe. You cannot use "Quick Format" on a new unformatted
disk though.
You can change the name of the disk by clicking the mouse pointer inside
the window named "New Volume Name:" Use the backspace key
(located to the left of the DEL key and has a left pointing arrow on it)
to erase the text and type in a new name. You can call a disk virtually
anything you want.
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Hint:@6
You can use the cursor keys (located below DEL and HELP keys) to scroll
along the text and change parts of it.
You can choose not to have a Trashcan icon put on your
disk by clicking the check box and making the tick disappear. A Traschcan
allows you to drag files to it for deleting.
Other options available are:
"Fast File System", Using this will speed up disk access but the disk will
only work on Amiga's with Workbench 3 or more. So if you plan to distribute
your disk bare that in mind.
"International Mode" Corrects a few case-sensitivity problems, but means
your disk will only work on Amiga's with Workbench 2 or above.
"Directory caching" Is another option to enhance the speed of disk access,
namely making directories open faster. Again your disk will require
Workbench 3 or above.
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As a general rule, format your disk with the following options, especially
if you want to distribute your disk:
PUT TRASHCAN NO/YES (Doesn't matter either way, your choice)
FAST FILE SYSTEM NO
INTERNATIONAL MODE NO
DIRECTORY CACHING NO
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If you cancel a format during operation the disk will be unusable until you
fully re-format it.
There is in-fact another way to format a disk. If you open the SYS drawer
on your Workbench disk you should see an icon called "Format" this does
exactly the same job using the same software as described above, the only
difference being that you do not need to select a disk icon you select the
disk to be formatted from a displayed list.
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One final note, don't worry too much about naming your disk you can do that
at any time by using the Rename option, which can also
be found in the Icons menu.
@3 THIS TEXT SAMPLE TAKEN FROM ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO WORKBENCH 3
WHICH IS AVAILABLE FREE FROM F1, SEE FREEBIES ARTICLE@5
#7NOW CLICK ON 'INDEX' TO RETURN TO THE MENU