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Once you format a disk drive, the data that used to be there will be inaccessible. You can format an external or internal hard drive, whether it is an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive). Just in case you are not aware, formatting a hard drive means wiping the data clean so that space is created for new data and file systems. The drive is now formatted and ready for use.How to Partition and Format a Hard Drive Using Windows 10 - Acer Community

In the Format Partition screen, decide on a Volume label (the name you want to give the drive) and click Next.

Leave the Specify Volume Size as the maximum (default value) and click Next.

The New Simple Volume Wizard will open, click Next.

Right-click in the area that says Unallocated and select New Simple Volume.

MBR (Master Boot Record) is best for certain legacy software compatibility, but GPT is better for modern systems and higher capacity storage devices.

Select GUID partition table (GPT) and click OK.

When Disk Management opens, a pop-up will appear and prompt you to initialize the SSD.

In Windows 8 and later, move the mouse to the lower left corner of your desktop and right-click on the Start icon, then select Disk Management.

In Windows 7 and earlier, open Disk Management by right clicking on Computer and selecting Manage, then Disk Management.

Attach the SSD as a secondary drive and load Windows from your existing drive.

Note: if you simply need to format/reformat a drive, only steps 5-9 below will be needed, assuming your SSD has previously been initialized. A clean installation of your operating system or cloning to an SSD will initialize and partition the new SSD. If you are performing a clean installation of your operating system, or cloning to your SSD, it is not neccessary to follow these steps. Before you can use your new SSD you have to initialize and partition it.