Subj : What is the difference between a regular Format and a Low Level Format
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What is the difference between a regular Format and a Low Level Format?

I have a program to do Low Level Formats. 
I had a flash drive that somehow got screwed up. A regular format did
not fix it, but a low level format got it working again.
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