Launching the DiskPart is not a big task. You are just required to open the Windows command terminals, either the Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell with the administrative rights.
In this discussion, I will use the Command Prompt to run the DiskPart commands. The same commands can be directly used in Windows PowerShell without any changes.
If you face a problem in formatting the system hard disk partition, external hard drive, or the USB Flash drive, then using DiskPart, you can easily wipe them out. Obviously, you will not be able to clean the disk on which your OS is installed. Here are the steps to format a hard disk partition using DiskPart:
I hope this article has helped you to understand how to use Diskpart to clean and format your disk partition. A couple of questions and answers.
Will this delete all my data?
Answer: Yes, this will delete all your data on the selected volume or disk. Use with caution!
What if I do not want to delete all my data?
Answer: You can use the clean command to clean a specific partition or volume. This will delete all the files and folders on that partition or volume, but will not delete your data stored in other locations (partitions).
Note: a word of caution — a disk device can, and most likely does, have multiple disk volumes called partitions. The c-drive is only one of the volumes. There are other volumes that are used by the operation system, so be very careful when selecting the volume to clean and/or reformat.
Stay protected!
George Cox is the owner of Computer Diagnostics and Repair. He can be reached at 346-4217.
