If you want to format the drive D:, then type: vol D:Ģ. Be very careful when selecting the hard drive to format.Į.g. Where " X" = the drive letter of the disk that you want to format.Ģ. Find out the "Volume Label" of the drive that you want to format, by typing this command: *ġ.
How to Format a HDD, SSD Drive in Command Prompt (CMD).ġ. Now, use one of the two following methods to format the drive: Right click on the command prompt (result) and select Run as Administrator.Ģ.
In the Search box type: cmd or command promptĢ. How to Format a Drive from Command Prompt or DISKPART.ġ.
By formatting a hard drive, you will delete all the data it contains, so make sure that you already have a copy of the data it contains. In this tutorial you ill find step by step instructions on how to format a hard drive in command prompt with the FORMAT command or the DISKPART tool.