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                              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.



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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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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.



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