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reuse external drive (hard disk) in pc (win 10 home ver. 1703) , erase current contents , "format" purpose. how do this? 

hello,

to use external hard drive windows 10 pc again, need format device file format windows 10 pc recognize. refer steps below format hard drive:

to format existing partition (volume):

  1. open disk management by pressing the windows key + x key , select disk management.
  2. right-click volume want format, , select format.
  3. to format volume default settings, in the format dialog box, select ok, and select ok again.

disclaimer: formatting hard drive remove or erase data in drive.

hope helps!



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