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The arrangement of data for storage or display, also used as a term to empty a partition.

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Is "FDisk+HFormat" or "Disc Cleaning+HFormat" = LowFormat?

Just feeling very curious about the two things: 1) FDisk+HFormat. 2) Disc Cleaning (by writing each space with random byte or "0" or "FF", such us what we do in Windows for using "cipher /w (Your ...
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Prevent Excel from automatically converting to date

When I try to paste in certain values, Excel automatically converts it to a date. There are solutions to this, the most common appearing to either paste as an image or to make sure the worksheet is ...
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Flash Drive Won't Format or Mount on PC or Mac

I just purchased a 3-way 128GB flash drive from China. My Mac won't recognize its existence, and my Windows 7 SP1 machine won't mount it but it is visible in device manager and admin tools. I've ...
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microsSD card cannot format

I have a 16GB SAMSUNG EVO microSD card that I was using on RaspberryPi 2 with NOOBS installed on it. I tried to format it in every way possible: from Windows 10 with SDFormatter; from Windows 10 with ...
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Why can files be emailed between different file systems but removable drives have problems?

If you have a USB memory stick that is shared between a computer running Windows and OS X then the best option is to format with FAT as this is understood by both filesystems. Why isn't this a problem ...
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Hitachi 1 TB LifeStudio ext drive formatted UDF want to format NTFS

I had a late 2009 IMAC. I used this Hitachi ext drive for backup. IMAC died. Replaced with new Windows 10 pc. I would like to use this drive for backup for new pc. PROBLEM: PC sees this drive as CD ...
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Which audio format truly has the best sound quality? [closed]

I've been to every website, and I've heard again and again that FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) has the best sound quality AND it compresses the file. But I'm wondering if there is a format with ...
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Why does A New Memory Card Needs to be Formatted Before Use? [duplicate]

Why does a new memory card or flash drive need to be formatted before using it? All of I get from internet is just a tip to format it before use. But they don't explain why we need to format it ...
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Custom format codes in LO Calc - force MM to stand for month

I need to get D.MM HH:MM format in a cell, so for example for 07.02.2017 13:44:47 I want to have 7.02 13:44 displayed. What I get is 7.44 13:44. I know why it happens, but is there any way to force ...
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Similar to other questions on DATE ISSUES in Excel but

when I type in dates I get something totally different. for example I type in 012517 (jan 2, 2017) and I get 4/8/1934. It changes with each date I put in. I have tried the "solutions" provided ...
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How to reformat a pendrive on Win 7?

I've performed a low level format on a pendrive using Active@kill disk utility. However, when I tried to re-format it using Windows 7 system, it is unable to accept the drive. I get an error that ...
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How to format and use a BitLocker encrypted drive?

I started the encryption process on my blank 64GB USB stick. The process ran for about 12 hours and stuck at 21%. I paused the BitLocker encrypting process and restarted my computer. And then I can'...
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Data Table in chart cell formatting

I have two similar charts with similar data tables in each. The only difference is that one chart runs for a longer period (i.e. more data points). The issue I am having is in the formatting of the ...
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unformatting a formatted disk [duplicate]

I have a ReadyNAS 104 with a two disks already installed. I have a third disk I want to add to it but the disk has been formatted for Windows. ReadyNAS has a process for re- (un-) formatting disks so ...
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Is there a way to format and eject multiple external drives through command line ( windows)?

I'm in the process of formatting hundreds of micro sd cards and I am looking for an easy way to format and eject them in bulk. I have 9 sd card slots and can add more if needed. Currently I am using ...
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Print packing slips from excel, possibly using InDesign mail merge?

So this seems like is would be simple but I'm not great with excel and have not been able to find a way to do this. We need to print out packing slips based off of an excel spreadsheet. We need a new ...
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Whatsapp video format support

What video formats are supported in the WhatsApp for Android and Whatsapp Windows desktop apps (specially the later one)? I receive the error Video is not supported when I drag a video file into the ...
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When I format my laptop, will I lose Windows?

My laptop is getting very slow and a lot of unnecessary programs have been installed which are not removable. For example, a random search engine is on my browser now and I don't know what to ...
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How to format an encrypted sdcard?

I confused and try everything that I know but FAIL ! I have 32GB sd card, I want to format it. I don't care with the data, I want to use the memory card only. I'll tell the the story first: I wanna ...
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How to change the nvc file format to avi or mp4 format

I had a video project which i made in Nero. It is an pictures slideshow with the mp3 music in the background. The file extension for this project is .nvc, so how to convert this .nvc file to avi or ...
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Can I make cells fill in only after something is on the same line in Excel 2013?

I am trying to make a spreadsheet in Excel 2013 that if data is entered on a line then the cells that don't have data in that line become highlighted. I don't want to have the whole spreadsheet to ...
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convert .mov video to .mp4 with ffmpeg

I am trying to convert a .mov video to .mp4 with ffmpeg: ffmpeg -i ~/Desktop/Sample.mov ~/Desktop/Sample.mp4 This doesn't work though, and when I try to open the produced video in quicktime it tells ...
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cannot format 32gb micro sd card in window 10

DISKPART> list disk Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt -------- ------------- ------- ------- --- --- Disk 0 Online 465 GB 0 Disk 1 Online ...
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How can I resolve VBA FORMAT function issue?

I am using the FORMAT function is Excel 2103 VBA, but I'm not getting the expected results. My line of code is: strMonthNo = Format(Month(DateAdd("m", -1, Date)), "mm") Where Date is 29/11/2016, I ...
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Flash memory pq1 8GB only showing You need to format when connected to my computer

When connect my PQ1 8GB Flash memory to computer or tablet a massage apear that says needs to be formatted . I tried to solve this with this solution (but it didn't work) : in "run"-> type Chkdsk F: ...
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How to put "format" button on the Toolbar In NetBeans IDE

How to put "format" button on the Toolbar In NetBeans IDE? I cannot event find this item in the menu, it is only in right click menu, when you select some text. I use Netbeans IDE 8.2 for Mac.
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What time is fullreqtime in Sophos logs? E.g. fullreqtime="256266588"

In the logs from Sophos there is a Parameter called fullreqtime. In my case: fullreqtime="256266588" How do I convert the number to a time or Duration, what is this value?
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i cant get access to ssd

i have ssd of sandisk 120GB one day it's just wouldn't access the windows (7 64bit) now i'm trying to do whatever i know to format it in order of reinstall the os... i tried to put the SSD on other ...
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Windows 10 clean install stuck on white spinning dots

I chose to do a complete reset of my Windows 10 PC where it completely wipes your hard drives. It went through the 0-100% just fine, but is now sitting at a black screen with white spinning dots. I've ...
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Cannot format Micro SDcard

I can open files in it and copy to computer too. I can copy and delete too but when I put it back again the files are back in their primary state. I have tried these processes: 1. Quick and full ...
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Change language setting For MS Excel

I've installed an Excel 2013 (English) on a Server 2012 R2 (English) and all but one part of Excel is in english. When formatting cells and choosing Custom Number the formats referring to dates is ...
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Inserting multiple pictures with space for captions in Word 2010

I'm doing weekly lab reports for school and have a lot of screen shots (JPEG) that I need to insert into the reports. If I click on Insert Picture and select all the files at once it will insert them ...
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How can I validate or format dates in excel

How would I format a date in a table such that the next row cannot have a date that precedes the current row? For example, I have a table of 2 columns which have column headings "Date" and "Employee"...
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How to make Windows not complain about an Ext formatted USB stick?

I have a USB stick that is ext4 formatted, for use between a bunch of Linux systems. How can I make the Windows "You must format" dialog not pop up any more, so that anybody else does not by accident ...
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Convert date to different timezone + format change

I have a log file with timestamps in format of "22.09.2016 08:22:54" ("+%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S"). This timestamp is in UTC timezone. Now I have to convert this timestamp to Europe/Helsinki timestamp using ...
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How Does BIOS Read a Drive?

Namely, are all bootloaders the same, so that any BIOS can always read them and pass control to the drive so that FAT32, NTFS, ext4, btrfs, etc. don't need to be understood by the BIOS?
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Laptop sees memory cards as write-protected, while other computers don't, even after OS reinstall

I have 3 scandisk memory cards that Laptop A insists are write-protected, no matter what I do to remove the write protection. So far I have tried the following: Windows format: "The disk is write ...
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Is it possible to install a hdd then format it?

I have taken apart a sky box and now have a 500gb HDD (or maybe ide? idk) and SATA cable, I am wondering if I could add it to my PC, boot up my PC then format it so it can be used as a backup or maybe ...
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Cannot connect to the internet after formatting my old PC's drive

After learning how to create client/server programs in VB, I recently got out my old laptop which I thought I could use as a server. I used the following steps to install Windows 10 on it: Device: ...
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USB Drive Write protection and unable to format [duplicate]

So I wanted to install Windows 8.1 on my USB but I saw that I need to format it so I tried to format it but it says unable to format or something like that (Btw its Kingston's DT101 G2) I checked on ...
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How to get textbox on MS Access report to continue onto second page

I have a database that involves notes about client interactions. The notes are stored in a memo field, so, they can range in length from short to very long. On my Report, I have inserted a textbox ...
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Data series in Layout and Format not matching?

I have a bit of a peculiar situation - I am trying to color multiple data series based off of slicer selections a different color. When all the data series (or multiple data series) are on the graph ...
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Does a quick format on SSD let me reinstall a fresh Windows?

There's something wrong with my Windows 10 after recent update and I want to reinstall my Windows 10 on my SSD but the problem is that if I do a fully formatting it will cost a big problem to my SSD ...
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Validate format in Notepad++ using Regex

I am attempting to validate the below format. I have hundreds of lines of this and I am looking to search for JUST the incorrect ones in Notepad ++. Ex. PN1|1G5555| I want to just make sure that ...
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partitions not recognized after formatting one volume in a 2TB WD drive

I have a 2TB disk (WD20EZRX) which had 10 partitions (around 200GB each). One of the partitions was FAT32 and I was trying to copy a file into it which was 165GB so I was getting a message saying the ...
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Why Can't I Fit 2GB of Video onto 4GB DVD?

I have 15 X 20 minute videos (174MB each = 2.61GB total). I'd like to burn them onto a 4.7GB DVD but my software tells me there's not enough space on the disc. What can I do to make these videos fit? ...
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NTFS volume in an FAT32 partition?

I've just formatted my new external HDD from FAT32 to NTFS in Ubuntu, but then I noticed that the "partition type" shows as W95 FAT32 (LBA) (0x0c) while the volume shows (correctly) as an NTFS ...
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Default format of a cell is "Time". Is it a bug?

I have an excel file where the cells take the "Time" format way too easily : It seems that the "Clear format" button (or usage of Range.Clear ) will give my cells a "Time" format, as is illustrated ...
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Word: Applying a border to columned text

Is it possible to put a border around text in columns such that the border goes around all of the columns? When I tried to do this, the borders ended up going around the individual columns, breaking ...
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Is there a way to hide the "format" command from the contextual menu in Explorer?

When one right-clicks on a drive in Explorer, the "Format" and "Eject" command are one next to the other. This is mildly disturbing, since Eject is very commonly used and Format is much rarer and much ...
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