[Solved] Will formatting a disk erase it

[dschriefer]

I just bought a USB Floppy Disk drive. I put the disk in and now it is telling me that I need to formatt the disk. Will this erase all that is on the disk?

Thanks
Dawn

 

[danny2000]

yes.

If it is an old floppy disk, it is probably damaged.

 

[Brett928S2]

Best answer selected by Brett928S2.

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

CLOSING due to age... but please start another thread if you are still having problems , which I will answer promptly...

All the best Brett