Format diskette                                

 The Norton Commander Format diskette command is a fast and
 efficient disk format utility.

 When DOS formats a floppy disk, it treats it as a brand new
 diskette and lays out the tracks and sectors. This process
 takes a long time and also destroys any data that might be on
 the diskette.

 The Norton Commander supports three types of format:

  Safe: This is much faster than DOS when reformatting a disk.
  It resets the system information so that the diskette appears
  to be empty, while leaving the data in a recoverable state.
  This data can be recovered later using the Norton Utilities
  UnFormat command.
  In the case of a never-been-formatted disk, or a change of
  capacity (1.4Mb to 720K), Safe Format performs a DOS mode
  format.

  Quick: This takes only a few seconds as it only resets the
  'bookkeeping' information on the disk so that the Root
  Directory and the File Allocation Table appear to be empty.

  DOS: This is a DOS low-level format. Previous information
  stored on the disk is overwritten. This is somewhat faster
  than the DOS FORMAT command.

 To format a diskette, insert a diskette into the floppy drive,
 and choose Format from the Disk menu.

 You can specify a floppy disk size for the diskette - the
 default is the maximum capacity of the disk.

 The following options are available:
 Volume label: Enter a volume label of up to 11 characters
  for your diskette. This label is displayed when you use the
  CHKDSK or DIR commands, and in Drive drop-down lists.
 Make System Disk:  Check this option to put system files on
  the diskette to make it bootable. Select this option if you
  will need to use it as a boot disk to start your system.
 Save Image Info:  Check this option to take a 'snapshot' of
  the system files and store it in a file called IMAGE.DAT. If
  you format a disk accidentally and wish to restore the data
  using the Norton Utilities UnFormat command, UnFormat uses
  IMAGE.DAT file to transfer information back to the system
  area of your disk.

  Warning:  Even if IMAGE information has been previously
            saved, the DOS FORMAT command overwrites the IMAGE
            file, preventing UnFormat from recovering the
            information.