Definitions

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  • verb computing To remove or undo a format; to reverse the formatting of a disk.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ format

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Examples

  • So I spent most of my Wednesday night trying to "unformat" my PC, trying to save files and see what could be recovered.

    Commissioned comic 2008

  • Templates let you format or unformat your stuff however you like and also include stuff of any medium.

    Archive 2006-02-01 Ben Barren 2006

  • Templates let you format or unformat your stuff however you like and also include stuff of any medium.

    Koenigsegg CCX + Non-Blog Templates Ben Barren 2006

  • Hard Drive recovery utilities www.ancysoft.com R-STUDIO Data Recovery Software supports file recovery over a network, RAID recovery, hard drive unformat and Linux recovery.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • - An unformat utility was added to GeekDOS 19.04 to allow you to unformat a drive you accidentally formatted

    Fileforum 2010

  • Hard Drive recovery utilities www.ancysoft.com R-STUDIO Data Recovery Software supports file recovery over a network, RAID recovery, hard drive unformat and Linux recovery.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Do I just delete/unformat the entire drive and let Karmic Install get me there? ... and then ... what sizes are recommended for the swap

    Ubuntu Forums stevek123 2010

  • Use Recover My Files to perform hard drive data recovery, or if you are trying to unformat and recover data from floppy disk, zip drive, smart media, compact flash or other removable media.

    AvaxHome BEST FUTURE 2010

  • Hard Drive recovery utilities www.ancysoft.com R-STUDIO Data Recovery Software supports file recovery over a network, RAID recovery, hard drive unformat and Linux recovery.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • | R parameter can be used to unformat a number, for use in mathmatical situations.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

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