When you start GFloppy, the
Main window opens, shown in .
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Insert a floppy disk that is not write-protected.
GFloppy will destroy all files on your floppy disk. Do not format floppies
containing files you wish to keep.
GFloppy needs to know the density of your floppy disk, the amount of data
it can hold. Most disks today are High Density, 1.44MB 3.5".
Select your file system type. If you need to use your floppy under
DOS or Windows, choose DOS (FAT). Otherwise,
choose Linux Native (ext2). Linux Native
cannot be read on most non-Linux machines.
You can also give Volume name to your newly formatted
floppies. To do this type your label in the text box under Filesystem
Settings.
Finally, you should select the mode of your formatting.
Quick
Quick format is fastest but does not check your floppy for bad "blocks". It
just deletes the file table so your data is theoretically recoverable.
Standard
Standard format is a low-level format, but it does not check bad blocks. Thus if
you have a faulty floppy it will fail to format.
Thorough
Thorough format checks floppy for bad blocks and low-level format it.
Click on the Format button to start formatting your
floppy disk, as shown in these figures.
You will see a series of dialogs informing you that
Gfloppy is formatting, verifying and making a
filesystem on your disk.
Unless you select Quick Format or Standard,
GFloppy checks for bad "blocks" on your floppy. If
Gfloppy finds any, your floppy is
wearing out.
GFloppy will let you know if it was successful
and it will return you to the main window.
