Today’s video goes over how to format a USB or Firewire external hard drive in windows. This is actually a simple task. Many people find it useful to format their USB or Firewire external hard drive so they can start fresh on dumping either computer backup data or perhaps simply just to start a different organization method. Today’s question came from a user who had a hard drive become deeply infected and it needed a format – so he connected his external hard drive to a USB or Firewire enclosure he connected to his computer and was wondering what the best way to format it would be.

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Craig received his degree in Informatics with a cognate in Business from Indiana University: South Bend in 2008. Craig lives with his wife and daughter in South Bend, Indiana near Notre Dame. Craig is currently employed by Precision Electric, Inc. and acts as the chief Information Technology Manager. With a passion for teaching and technology, he founded The PCMichiana Tech Help Show in Fall 2009. His focus is teaching users of all backgrounds how to learn technology while having fun.