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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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You have a few more tasks to complete at this screen. You can add a

volume label if you want. You can also choose the size of your clusters

(Allocation unit size). You can sure speed up the format if you select the

Perform a quick format checkbox. This will format your drive without

checking every block. It’s fast and a bit risky, but new hard drives almost

always come from the factory in perfect shape—so you must decide whether

to use it or not.

EXAM TIP Know the differences between a quick format versus a full

format for the exam.

Last, if you chose NTFS, you may enable file and folder compression. If

you select this option, you’ll be able to right-click on any file or folder on this

partition and compress it. To compress a file or folder, choose the one you

want to compress, right-click, and select Properties. Then click the Advanced

button and turn compression on (see Figure 9-37). Compression is handy for

opening up space on a hard drive that’s filling up.

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