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- @4 THIS TEXT SAMPLE TAKEN FROM ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO WORKBENCH 3
- WHICH IS AVAILABLE FREE FROM F1, SEE FREEBIES ARTICLE@5
-
- FORMATTING A DISK
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- To be able to copy your files such as text, programs and pictures to a
- disk it first needs to be formatted. When you buy a new disk it is
- unformatted so before it can be used on the Amiga you need to format it.
- This section will tell you everything you need to know about formatting
- floppy disks.
-
- First of all how do you know if a disk has already been formatted or not?
- Insert the disk and if the disk icon comes up as DF0:???? then you
- need to format the disk.
- If the Icon came up as anything other than DF0:???? then there could be
- data already on the disk.
- Remember once you have formatted a disk all the contents of that disk are
- erased forever, although there are "Salvaging" programs available.
-
- #7NOW CLICK ON THE 'NEXT' BUTTON
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- QUICK GUIDE IN PLAIN ENGLISH
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- * Write enable the disk to be formatted (close the tab)
- * Insert a disk to be formatted.
- * Click once on the icon of the disk you wish to format.
- * Hold down the right mouse button,
- * Move the mouse pointer to the ICONS menu at the top of the screen.
- * Highlight "Format Disk" and then release the right mouse button.
- * Click on FORMAT
- * A confirmation requester will then appear, click on "Format" again.
- * You will now see a count down bar while your disk is being formatted.
- * When the format has finished the disk will be initialized, this makes
- the disk bootable.
-
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- You now know all that is needed to format a disk, read on if you want to
- learn more.
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- FURTHER INFORMATION@3
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- If the disk you are about to format has been formatted before, you can
- choose "Quick Format" from the "Format Disk" requester, this formats your
- disk in a couple of seconds. There is a slight drawback with quick format,
- it does not check your disk for errors so stick to the normal format if
- you want to play safe. You cannot use "Quick Format" on a new unformatted
- disk though.
-
- You can change the name of the disk by clicking the mouse pointer inside
- the window named "New Volume Name:" Use the backspace key
- (located to the left of the DEL key and has a left pointing arrow on it)
- to erase the text and type in a new name. You can call a disk virtually
- anything you want.
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- Hint:@6
- You can use the cursor keys (located below DEL and HELP keys) to scroll
- along the text and change parts of it.
-
- You can choose not to have a Trashcan icon put on your
- disk by clicking the check box and making the tick disappear. A Traschcan
- allows you to drag files to it for deleting.
-
- Other options available are:
-
- "Fast File System", Using this will speed up disk access but the disk will
- only work on Amiga's with Workbench 3 or more. So if you plan to distribute
- your disk bare that in mind.
-
- "International Mode" Corrects a few case-sensitivity problems, but means
- your disk will only work on Amiga's with Workbench 2 or above.
-
- "Directory caching" Is another option to enhance the speed of disk access,
- namely making directories open faster. Again your disk will require
- Workbench 3 or above.
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- As a general rule, format your disk with the following options, especially
- if you want to distribute your disk:
-
- PUT TRASHCAN NO/YES (Doesn't matter either way, your choice)
- FAST FILE SYSTEM NO
- INTERNATIONAL MODE NO
- DIRECTORY CACHING NO
-
- If you cancel a format during operation the disk will be unusable until you
- fully re-format it.
-
- There is in-fact another way to format a disk. If you open the SYS drawer
- on your Workbench disk you should see an icon called "Format" this does
- exactly the same job using the same software as described above, the only
- difference being that you do not need to select a disk icon you select the
- disk to be formatted from a displayed list.
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- One final note, don't worry too much about naming your disk you can do that
- at any time by using the Rename option, which can also
- be found in the Icons menu.
-
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- @3 THIS TEXT SAMPLE TAKEN FROM ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO WORKBENCH 3
- WHICH IS AVAILABLE FREE FROM F1, SEE FREEBIES ARTICLE@5
-
- #7NOW CLICK ON 'INDEX' TO RETURN TO THE MENU
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