How do I format a disk using Java?

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How do I format a disk using Java?

You can't with pure Java, as it is very system specific. You can either create a JNI to a FormatDiskDrive library that you write yourself or you can call a system-dependent format command like "format" or the one in following example:
FormatDrive.bat:

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FormatDrive.java:

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Author of answer: Joris Van den Bogaert

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