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A quick format simply erases the file control structures on the partition such as the Master File Table (MFT) on NTFS formatted partitions or the File Allocation Table (FAT) on FAT(32) formatted partitions. A full format also checks the drive for bad sectors and, upon encountering any, adds them to the drives internal list of bad sectors so they will be completely ignored and unused by the file system. When formatting a new disk for the first time or a disk with unknown history it is better to perform a full format. If you are just reinstalling your operating system on a known good drive then a quick format will suffice.
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There is no such thing as "Quick NTFS." I assume you are referring to the Windows XP installation screen where you are asked to format the hard drive. The choices presented are:Format the drive as NTFSFormat the drive as NTFS (quick)Format the drive as FAT32 - This will not appear on drives over 32 GBFormat the drive as FAT32 (quick) - This will not appear on drives over 32 GB"Quick" in this context refers to how the installer formats the drive. A regular format will check the drive for errors, while a quick format will not. On a larger hard drive, a full format can take several minutes, while the quick format is much faster.
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either your hard drive is going bad, or your doing a full format witch writes all 0s to the hard disk if you do a quick format it just deletes the registry and the information is over written. It is always better to do a quick long format
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