What is formatting is one of the most frequently asked questions by users of computers, hard drives, USB drives, and memory cards. Formatting is an operation of preparing storage devices for their use by building or re-building a file system on them. A file system is used by the computer for organizing files and folders so they can be properly saved, accessed, and opened. Formatting is usually required in case of installing a new drive or in case of switching the file system of an existing one. But formatting a drive with files on it will make them unreachable. A quick format will save your original data partially, but there are also other formats that will delete more information. In case you format a drive unintentionally, do not create any new files on it. Notchox can help you with that.