If you also need to format other sizes it supports many different ones from 360KB up to 1.68KB. The FMT program has some interesting options beyond just formatting a 720KB disk. But that now no longer works so you need to specify the tracks and sectors. Before XP you used to be able to type Format A: /f:720 just as you do for the FMT command. If you look at the command for the Windows Format command, from XP you now need to specify the number of tracks and number of sectors to format a 720KB disk. Which method is better? And how do the commands work?īoth of these methods work just as well, so it is up to you which one you use. Navigate to the location of the FMT.EXE file on your HD.Open a new command prompt by going to Start_>run and typing CMD.Extract the FMT.EXE file anywhere on your HD in a location you will remember.Your floppy disk will be formatted as a 720KB Double Density Floppy Disk ready to be read by an Amiga.Insert your blank floppy disk into the drive.Open a new command prompt by going to Start->run and typing CMD.4 Reading PC formatted Floppy Disks in an Amiga.3 Which method is better? And how do the commands work?.

How to format a floppy disk in amiga os