Overview
What is Format144?
Unconditionally formats a standard 1.44MB floppy disk in drive A:. Windows XP has a problem formatting demagnetized or corrupt diskettes.
In depth
A closer look at Format144
Unconditionally formats a standard 1.44MB floppy disk in drive A:. Windows XP has a problem formatting demagnetized or corrupt diskettes: its format function only checks for diskette to be readable, and does not perform actual formatting if it is not. Format144 is a simple command-line tool that formats disktettes to the most common standard. Source code is realeased under the GNU GPL for study and improvement.
Verdict
Should you download Format144?
Format144 runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 19 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
File Managers.
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At a glance
Format144 specifications
- Last updated
- Jan 9, 2025
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 19 KB
- Price
- Free
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- 420
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