How to Format a Disk With Bad Sectors
- 1). Utilize the CheckDisk utility to locate and possibly repair the bad sectors before formatting. Accomplish this by going to the "Start" menu, then to the "Run" button. Type in "chkdsk/R X:" (without quotes), where "X" is the drive letter of the disk that must be checked, to initiate the automated repair process for a disk with bad sectors.
- 2). Navigate to the "My Computer" screen by going to the desktop and double-clicking on the "My Computer" icon.
- 3). Find the disk to be formatted in the list and right-click on it, then select the "Format" option.
- 4). Format the disk using the NTFS file method (which is a system that determines how files on the disk will be saved) by selecting it from the drop-down menu that appears.
- 5). Select the box for the "Quick Format" option, which will save you some time in the process, then press "Start" to begin the process.
