# Format Drive

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/format-drive/1212
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [May 21, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/format-drive/1212 "2009-05-21T02:38:56Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/format-drive/1212/1 "2009-05-21T02:38:56Z")

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Hi all,

How can I&nbsp;format a disk from FB&nbsp;?

Thanks, Guy.

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### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/format-drive/1212/2 "2009-05-22T01:44:42Z")

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Hi Guy,   
  
 You can use the following VBScript to format a volume from FinalBuilder.   
  
 strComputer = “.”   
 strDrive = “J:”   
  
 Set objWMIService = GetObject(“winmgmts:” \_   
 & “{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\” & strComputer & “\root\cimv2”)   
  
 Set colVolumesList = objWMIService.ExecQuery \_   
 (“Select \* from Win32\_Volume Where DriveLetter = '” & strDrive & “’”)   
  
 For Each objVolume in colVolumesList   
 objVolume.Format “NTFS”, true   
 Next   
  
 You’ll just need to update the strDrive variable to reflect the drive you want to format.   
  
 Regards,   
 Paul.