reformatting Harddisk again n again

[ansh4]

Does reformatting Hard Disk again and again decreases hard disk life?

What is the difference between quick formatting and full formatting.
I have read that quick formatting donot erases all data in drive while full formatting do.

Is there any other difference between quick and full formatting?

[ansh4]

Oops! I think that I created this thread in wrong place.

[timon]

When you choose to run a regular format on a volume, files are removed from the volume that you are formatting and the hard disk is scanned for bad sectors. The scan for bad sectors is responsible for the majority of the time that it takes to format a volume.

If you choose the Quick format option, format removes files from the partition, but does not scan the disk for bad sectors. Only use this option if your hard disk has been previously formatted and you are sure that your hard disk is not damaged.

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[Glenny]

It always Depending on how many times you did it per year.Reformatting is like tearing the top page off your desk blotter.if you reformat the system no of times the hdd media will go bad .

For quick formatting and full formatting see this thread : Quick Format versus Format

[Fabian]

The basic difference between quick and full format is that when you run a Quick format Windows quickly deletes the root folder and FAT. But still you cannot see the files they are on your hard disk which can be recovered by a data recovery tool. But in case of full format everything is completely deleted and hard disc is scanned for bad sectors. Normally it is true that formatting again and again degrades your hard disk. It reduces the durability of the hard drive. But this happens if the hard is very old. The adverse effects are data loss, corrupt data, slow performance, etc. The best way to keep your pc safe is to scan for virus with a good antivirus program.

[ansh4]

Thanks for the info.

If i format my hard disk with quick method and then run window's chckdisk utility will still be there chance of getting redundncy error?

Do Sudden Shutting down PC also cause bad sector or redundancy error?

[deoWo]

When you choose to run a regular format on a volume, files are removed from the volume that you are formatting and the hard disk is scanned for bad sectors. The scan for bad sectors is responsible for the majority of the time that it takes to format a volume.

If you choose the Quick format option, format removes files from the partition, but does not scan the disk for bad sectors. Only use this option if your hard disk has been previously formatted and you are sure that your hard disk is not damaged.

[ansh4]

Hey DeoWo,
You are Just Copying from above and Posting it below.
Is that what i'm asking or looking for?