{"video_id":"vU8ZLyJIVs0","title":"Disk Formatting As Fast As Possible","channel":"Techquickie","show":"Techquickie","published_at":"2016-05-06T14:58:16Z","duration_s":290,"segments":[{"start_s":0.32,"end_s":6.0,"text":"There's nothing like starting off with a clean slate. Whether it's a new car","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":3.76,"end_s":10.559,"text":"right off the lot, fresh sheets in your hotel room bed, or a pardon from the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":8.32,"end_s":14.719,"text":"state governor for your 14th speeding ticket. But your driving record isn't","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":12.559,"end_s":19.119,"text":"the only thing that could use a fresh scrubbing. Reformatting the storage","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":16.48,"end_s":23.84,"text":"drive in your computer or mobile device could make your life easier as well. But","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":21.439,"end_s":27.119,"text":"what exactly is formatting? Well, just like a database is kind of useless","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":25.519,"end_s":31.359,"text":"unless it has some sort of system for organizing all of your data, a disc","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":29.279,"end_s":35.04,"text":"isn't very useful unless it has a file system where it can tell your computer","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":32.96,"end_s":40.239,"text":"where everything is physically located on the drive. When you format your hard","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":37.28,"end_s":44.48,"text":"drive, SSD, USB stick, or whatever else, the disc is first partitioned, meaning","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":42.079,"end_s":48.96,"text":"that the disc is given a beginning and an end to mark the areas where the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":46.559,"end_s":53.68,"text":"operating system can access it. Then a file system is placed onto the disc to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":51.44,"end_s":59.12,"text":"allow it to organize its contents. Usually NTFS for Windows drive or FAT32","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":56.48,"end_s":63.12,"text":"or XFAT for a removable flash drive. But formatting does more than just prepare a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":61.199,"end_s":66.96,"text":"disc for use. If there was anything on the disc before formatting, it gets","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":65.36,"end_s":71.28,"text":"erased during the formatting process. Because formatting involves erasing the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":69.04,"end_s":74.56,"text":"tables that give locations to all of the files on the disc, meaning your","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":72.799,"end_s":78.64,"text":"operating system will see all the previous data as free space that can be","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":76.96,"end_s":81.92,"text":"overwritten. And although this is obviously a problem for people who want","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":80.24,"end_s":85.84,"text":"to reformat a disc because it isn't working properly, but would also like to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":84.08,"end_s":89.759,"text":"keep the data, it also means that reformatting is a great way to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":87.36,"end_s":93.68,"text":"completely nuke a drive really quickly. Often times, this is done when a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":91.2,"end_s":97.92,"text":"computer is infected by particularly determined malware, which is difficult","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":95.28,"end_s":102.32,"text":"to remove with anti-malware applications and can leave lasting damage to crucial","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":100.72,"end_s":106.479,"text":"operating system files, even if you do manage to get rid of it. By formatting","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":104.32,"end_s":111.36,"text":"an infected drive, you nullify its ability to execute any malicious code.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":109.28,"end_s":115.2,"text":"And since formatting erases the boot sector that tells your PC to load up","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":113.2,"end_s":119.36,"text":"your operating system, it's also a great way to defeat the more exotic viruses","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":117.119,"end_s":123.6,"text":"that infect the boot sector directly, which can give you a truckload of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":121.52,"end_s":128.0,"text":"problems. Formatting is also a good way to remove pre-installed software from a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":125.84,"end_s":132.64,"text":"computer you bought off the shelf. often referred to as bloatware since it tends","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":130.56,"end_s":137.12,"text":"to hog up system resources and often provide questionable at best utility.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":135.36,"end_s":142.0,"text":"Bloatware can be difficult to remove completely. So many people who purchase","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":139.12,"end_s":145.68,"text":"pre-built PCs, especially laptops, like to format the included drive right out","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":144.0,"end_s":149.12,"text":"of the box and do a clean operating system install. And if you're suffering","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":147.04,"end_s":153.12,"text":"from Windows bloating, where Windows just kind of piles up background","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":150.959,"end_s":158.319,"text":"processes and registry errors over time, formatting can serve a useful method for","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":156.0,"end_s":161.68,"text":"spring cleaning. Do keep in mind however that formatting does have some","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":159.84,"end_s":166.8,"text":"limitations. Doing it to permanently erase data beyond recovery is just a bad","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":164.879,"end_s":170.239,"text":"idea as formatting doesn't obliterate this data. It just marks it as free","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":168.4,"end_s":174.16,"text":"space and it can be overwritten later on and can still be recovered by using","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":172.319,"end_s":178.8,"text":"third-party software. There's a bunch of them out there. So using an overwrite","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":175.92,"end_s":182.959,"text":"utility such as DBAN or Derek's boot is just a much better idea. Formatting also","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":181.519,"end_s":187.28,"text":"won't help you if the problem you're having lies within your PC somewhere","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":185.04,"end_s":191.84,"text":"else, such as in the case of a super corrupted BIOS or a terrible virus that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":189.92,"end_s":196.64,"text":"gets into your freaking firmware. And while fir formatting can give you a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":194.319,"end_s":201.76,"text":"clean slate to work off of, it doesn't make your drive like new. Though a full","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":199.519,"end_s":205.36,"text":"format in Windows can check your drive for bad sectors to at least tell you","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":203.76,"end_s":209.36,"text":"whether or not you might need a whole new disc drive to solve your problems.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":207.68,"end_s":213.04,"text":"But formatting, like we said earlier, remains a very valuable tool if you're","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":211.36,"end_s":217.36,"text":"drowning in malware or bloatware or whatever. Just remember it is a bit of a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":215.12,"end_s":222.319,"text":"nuclear option. 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Whether it's a new car right off the lot, fresh sheets in your hotel room bed, or a pardon from the state governor for your 14th speeding ticket. But your driving record isn't the only thing that could use a fresh scrubbing. Reformatting the storage drive in your computer or mobile device could make your life easier as well. But what exactly is formatting? Well, just like a database is kind of useless unless it has some sort of system for organizing all of your data, a disc isn't very useful unless it has a file system where it can tell your computer where everything is physically located on the drive. When you format your hard drive, SSD, USB stick, or whatever else, the disc is first partitioned, meaning that the disc is given a beginning and an end to mark the areas where the operating system can access it. Then a file system is placed onto the disc to allow it to organize its contents. Usually NTFS for Windows drive or FAT32 or XFAT for a removable flash drive. But formatting does more than just prepare a disc for use. If there was anything on the disc before formatting, it gets erased during the formatting process. Because formatting involves erasing the tables that give locations to all of the files on the disc, meaning your operating system will see all the previous data as free space that can be overwritten. And although this is obviously a problem for people who want to reformat a disc because it isn't working properly, but would also like to keep the data, it also means that reformatting is a great way to completely nuke a drive really quickly. Often times, this is done when a computer is infected by particularly determined malware, which is difficult to remove with anti-malware applications and can leave lasting damage to crucial operating system files, even if you do manage to get rid of it. By formatting an infected drive, you nullify its ability to execute any malicious code. And since formatting erases the boot sector that tells your PC to load up your operating system, it's also a great way to defeat the more exotic viruses that infect the boot sector directly, which can give you a truckload of problems. Formatting is also a good way to remove pre-installed software from a computer you bought off the shelf. often referred to as bloatware since it tends to hog up system resources and often provide questionable at best utility. Bloatware can be difficult to remove completely. So many people who purchase pre-built PCs, especially laptops, like to format the included drive right out of the box and do a clean operating system install. And if you're suffering from Windows bloating, where Windows just kind of piles up background processes and registry errors over time, formatting can serve a useful method for spring cleaning. Do keep in mind however that formatting does have some limitations. Doing it to permanently erase data beyond recovery is just a bad idea as formatting doesn't obliterate this data. It just marks it as free space and it can be overwritten later on and can still be recovered by using third-party software. There's a bunch of them out there. So using an overwrite utility such as DBAN or Derek's boot is just a much better idea. Formatting also won't help you if the problem you're having lies within your PC somewhere else, such as in the case of a super corrupted BIOS or a terrible virus that gets into your freaking firmware. And while fir formatting can give you a clean slate to work off of, it doesn't make your drive like new. Though a full format in Windows can check your drive for bad sectors to at least tell you whether or not you might need a whole new disc drive to solve your problems. But formatting, like we said earlier, remains a very valuable tool if you're drowning in malware or bloatware or whatever. 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