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Formatting a Hard Drive in Windows 7 Tutorial

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Review Format Settings and Click OK
Review Format Settings and Click OK

Review Format Settings and Click OK

Review the settings you've made in the last several steps and then click OK.

As a reminder, here's what you should see:

  • Volume label: [label of your choosing]
  • File system: NTFS
  • Allocation unit size: Default
  • Perform a quick format: unchecked
  • Enable file and folder compression: unchecked

Look back at whatever previous steps you need to if you're wondering why these are the best options.

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