Is "Quick Format" for harddisk less reliable than "Full Format"?

[Guyver]

Dear all,

 

In the other thread .... I just got a 1.5TB harddisk.

 

Now I need to format it .... I saw people that just do "Quick Format" on the harddisk and start using them. "Full Format" takes a long time.

 

Heard that "Quick Format" is less reliable .... chances of harddisk data corruption is higher.

 

Please advise.

[Guyver]

Any advise from anyone?

[Yrvsport]

You are advice to do full format only when you're facing some bad cluster or sector...please do a quick scan for verifying....This just a first step..

[Friendstar]

for a new harddisk, always perform a full format

 

quick format is good enough, but doesn't detect bad sectors/clusters.

it merely removes pointers from the index table. that's why its so quick.

 

full format goes one step further and scan thru the individual sector, tracks etc and removes them. tat's why its so slow. however, at the same time, full format will detect bad sectors/clusters, and marks them so that u won't ever run into them again.

 

a new harddisk should use full format becos the whole process of manufacturing to arriving at ur house may (MAY) result in some bad sector to occur, dur to vibration etc,

so u wan to isolate them at the very start.

 

however, subsequent format can simply use quick format.

 

this is very brief la. i lazy to type the computing science details.

[Vroomtattat]

Bro,

 

Quick format for new harddisk should be fine but proper format is recommended for used harddisk or harddisk with lots of data/bad sectors.

[Guyver]

I guess I'll have to do a full format on it liao ....

 

1.5TB ... takes a long time man ....

[Megaweb]

Quick format - write '0' pattern onto the FAT

Full format - write '0' pattern onto the media and FAT

 

Recommend for initial use, do a full format.

[Tjkbeluga]

Also, at such a big space, it's better to partition it, at least into 3, each 500 MB. Why? Just a small precaution in case 1 partition corrupted, other 2 still usable.

[Friendstar]

500meg?

[Lexxmexx]

Just let it run overnight while you go 'koonz' lah.

[RadX]

should be ready by next year

 

 

full format la...and repartition

[Guyver]

You are advice to do full format only when you're facing some bad cluster or sector...please do a quick scan for verifying....This just a first step..

 

Since the harddisk is new .... so we won't know whether are there any bad sectors or not. Ideally ... there shouldn't be any.

[Guyver]

Bro,

 

Quick format for new harddisk should be fine but proper format is recommended for used harddisk or harddisk with lots of data/bad sectors.

 

I wonder whether other than for the purpose of scanning the whole harddisk using full format .... are there any other difference between the 2.

[Vroomtattat]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/210558-3...ick-full-format

 

Bro, check out the above link, may not be much though.

 

Somemore :-

 

http://sg.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A3xsfMwwakpJs...t.com/kb/302686

 

http://sg.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A3xsfMwwakpJs...regular-format/

 

http://sg.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A3xsfMwwakpJs...,2329378,00.asp

 

Hope nothing wrong, link very long

Edited December 18, 2008 by Vroomtattat

[Dafansu]

can i check before formatting a harddisk, the drive is stated as RAW drive?

[Guyver]

Also, at such a big space, it's better to partition it, at least into 3, each 500 MB. Why? Just a small precaution in case 1 partition corrupted, other 2 still usable.

 

Thought of before .... but then when your files increases .... end up you have to split the files under different drive and create more directories.

 

But I'll consider partitioning them.

[Guyver]

Just let it run overnight while you go 'koonz' lah.

 

Yah ... that is what I'm going to do ....

[Bird5011]

If starts formatting now..

Should be finished by Boxing day after Christmas !!