FormatStore
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This function performs the equivalent of a clean format of the storage volume. This removes all partition information in the store.
Syntax
BOOL WINAPI FormatStore(
HANDLE hStore
);
Parameters
- hStore
[in] Handle to the store returned by the OpenStore function.
Return Value
TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates.
Remarks
This function writes a new master boot record to sector zero of the storage device, which deletes all existing partitions. However, this function does not write a file system format.
Requirements
| Header | storemgr.h |
| Library | Storeapi.lib |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |
See Also
Reference
Storage Manager Functions
OpenStore