DOS Command Unformat
SYNTAX
Restores a disk erased by the
FORMAT command or restructured by the RECOVER
command.
UNFORMAT drive: [/J]
UNFORMAT drive: [/U] [/L] [/TEST] [/P]
UNFORMAT /PARTN [/L]
| drive: | Specifies the drive to unformat. |
| /J | Verifies that the mirror files agree with the system information on the disk. |
| /U | Unformats without using MIRROR files. |
| /L | Lists all file and directory names found, or, when used with the /PARTN switch, displays current partition tables. |
| /TEST | Displays information but does not write changes to disk. |
| /P | Sends output messages to printer connected to LPT1. |
| /PARTN | Restores disk partition tables. |
MIRROR, UNDELETE, and UNFORMAT
EXAMPLES
unformat c: - Command specified to unformat drive c; if it was to become formatted.
ADDITIONAL INFO
This program was designed to only be ran in MS-DOS versions 5.0 to 6.22. If you have upgraded to Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or any other Operating system this command will not restore any information but may possibly cause additional issues with the Hard Drive.
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