Floppy Format Disk Utility for ZX Spectrum

Floppy Format is a disk formatting utility developed by Ivan Roshchin, released in 1997. It is designed for the ZX Spectrum platform and supports formatting for three operating systems: TR-DOS, IS-DOS, and MS-DOS. This software offers a variety of disk formats, supporting both standard and non-standard formats, totaling 25 different formats.

The program includes a unique feature for "safe" formatting of TR-DOS disks, allowing for potential data recovery. Additionally, it provides an option for "dummy" formatting, which clears the file allocation table and the root directory, useful for already formatted disks. The software boasts a faster formatting speed compared to the DCU program, enhancing productivity significantly.

Floppy Format features an original boot sector loader for MS-DOS disks, which improves disk performance by at least 1.5 times through sector shifting. The program's interface allows users to select the desired operating system and disk format, making it user-friendly and efficient for managing disk formatting tasks.

Another notable feature is the ability to initialize disks already formatted for TR-DOS, with the program copying data from track 0 to an unused track for potential recovery. This ensures that users can restore information if needed, providing an additional layer of data protection during the formatting process.