Formatting Options

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# 2.2. Formatting Options

Within the outline of a box in the left center of Kfloppy the user may find a set of five formatting options. The top two are a pair of radio buttons.

| This term (radio buttons) indicates a set of options among which only one can be selected - in the same way that only one preset channel selection may be set on a car radio.

The bottom two options are for labeling the diskette. All are explained below:

## 2.2.1. Formatting Method

Kfloppy can format a disk in the following two ways:

Quick Erase

  This simply puts the new file system on the disk. All data on the disk is erased. If the density of the disk is different than the selected density, then the tracks and sectors on the disk will be reallocated before the file system is made.

Full Format

  A full format reallocates the tracks and sectors, puts the selected file system on the disk, and then verifies the format, blocking out any bad sectors it finds.

## 2.2.2. Verify on

The middle feature is the Verify on check box. This tells Kfloppy to check that the formatting was correctly written to the floppy. This allows bad sectors to be identified.

## 2.2.3. Create Label

The bottom two features allow the user to add (or change) a label to the diskette. If the Create Label check box is selected then the user can enter a name (label) for the diskette that is to be formatted in the text box located immediately below. When the diskette is subsequently formatted the label will be written to the diskette.

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