格式化或重新格式化硬盘驱动器通常非常耗时。

Formatting or reformatting hard drives is often time-consuming.

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问：格式化硬盘会影响硬盘寿命吗？

Q: format the hard disk (not low-grid) will affect the hard life of it?

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常见的攻击方式是消除数据、删除文件或者格式化硬盘。

The attack is to wipe out data. to delete flies. or to format the hard disk.

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Good question, so what happens when you format a floppy disk or format a hard drive?

好问题，当你格式化一个软盘,或者硬盘时会发生什么呢？

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We're talking complete irreversible amnesia, complete erasure of the brain's hard drive.

就像是完全不可治的健忘症，完全将大脑这个硬盘格式化。

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