Partitioning discs & reformatting 1 "drive" question

[macx]

If a single physical HD disc is partitioned into i.e.
Drive C and Drive D, and if Drive C has to be reformatted,
does it affect Drive D?

Anything special to do?

Thanks!

 

[Nodsu]

No. It is the partitions that you format, not disks. (Stupid MS legacy to call partitions drives)

You should triple check that the thing you are formatting is the right partition - drive letter assignments are not always the same.

 

[macx]

Thanks so much for the replies to both of my questions!

I thank my lucky stars I happened upon this website -
you can probly tell I have a "few blank pages" in my knowledge base!