Re: Windows formating

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Talahasee wrote: 



If he wants to "wipe his hard drive clean", he should
delete and reinstall the partition as well.



Why? What would that do that a format will not? Please provide a sound technical reason, assuming the OP has no need or desire to change the partition's size.



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