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220-1102 · Question #376

A user connected an external hard drive but is unable to see it as a destination to save files. Which of the following tools will allow the drive to be formatted?

The correct answer is A. Disk Management. If an external hard drive is connected but not visible for saving files, it likely needs to be initialized, partitioned, and formatted. The "Disk Management" utility in Windows is the primary tool used for these tasks, allowing users to prepare new disks for use.

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Question

A user connected an external hard drive but is unable to see it as a destination to save files. Which of the following tools will allow the drive to be formatted?

Options

  • ADisk Management
  • BDevice Manager
  • CDisk Cleanup
  • DDisk Defragmenter

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    74% (23)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    16% (5)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

If an external hard drive is connected but not visible for saving files, it likely needs to be initialized, partitioned, and formatted. The "Disk Management" utility in Windows is the primary tool used for these tasks, allowing users to prepare new disks for use.

ADisk ManagementCorrect

Disk Management is a Windows utility that allows users to manage hard disk drives and the partitions associated with them. This tool is used to initialize new disks, create and format partitions (assigning a drive letter and file system), and perform other disk-related operations, which are necessary steps for a new or unformatted drive to become usable.

BDevice Manager

Device Manager displays a list of all hardware devices installed on a computer and allows for driver management, but it does not provide functionality for formatting or partitioning disks.

CDisk Cleanup

Disk Cleanup is a utility used to free up space on a hard drive by deleting temporary files, system files, and other unneeded data; it does not format drives.

DDisk Defragmenter

Disk Defragmenter rearranges fragmented data on a hard drive to improve performance, but it does not format or partition drives.

Concept tested: Windows disk partitioning and formatting

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/overview-of-disk-management

Topics

#Disk Management#Formatting#External storage#OS utilities

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