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Quick format vs. regular NTFS Formatting

I partitioned my 80 gig HDD, and I allotted 30 Gigs for the OS (win 2k pro) and program files, and I allotted about 45 gigs to mp3s and movies and what not... the second disk partition i used quick ...
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I learned what Windows quick format actually does (and it’s terrifying)

We've all done it, plugged in a USB drive or went to wipe an old HDD and found the "Quick Format" box in Windows because we didn't want to spend hours waiting for a drive to reformat. There's a reason ...
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quick format versus regular format

I'm always given an option between these two for formatting disks. And I always choose the normal way because I want to be safe.<BR><BR>Is there any real difference between quick format and a normal ...