Dialog Flux Erase

Erase Disk

The Erase Disk dialog runs the Greaseweazle erase command to erase data from the disk currently in the selected drive.

This operation interacts directly with the physical disk and does not involve disk image files.

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How to Open

• Menu: Flux → Greaseweazle → Erase Disk

This dialog is available only when Greaseweazle support is configured.

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Overview

The Erase Disk dialog allows selective or full erasure of disk tracks using the connected Greaseweazle device.

You can control which tracks are erased, how many revolutions are used, and whether a high-frequency erase signal is applied. The dialog also provides real-time visual feedback during the erase process.

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Drive Selection

• Drive
  Selects the drive containing the disk to erase.
  The available drives depend on the configured Greaseweazle interface.

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Erase Parameters

• Revs
  Specifies the number of revolutions to perform while erasing each selected track.

• High-Freq Signal
  When enabled, uses a high-frequency erase signal during the erase operation.

• Select Tracks
  When enabled, allows manual selection of which tracks are erased.

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Track Grid

The track grid is always visible and provides a compact, numeric view of all tracks on the disk for each side.

• A separate grid is shown for Side 0 and Side 1
• The grid uses a base-10 layout
  • Rows represent the tens digit of the track number
  • Columns represent the ones digit
• Each cell therefore corresponds to a single physical track

For example, the cell at row 10 and column 2 represents Track 12.

This layout allows a large range of track numbers to be displayed clearly while making individual tracks easy to locate, select, and monitor.

Track Selection

When Select Tracks is enabled, the grid allows manual selection of which tracks are erased.

When Select Tracks is disabled, all tracks are erased regardless of grid selection.

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Erase Progress

During an erase operation, the grid provides real-time visual feedback showing erase progress for each track.

As tracks are processed, the grid updates to reflect their current state.

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Tooltips

Hovering over a grid cell displays a tooltip indicating the corresponding track in track.side format (for example, Track 0.0).

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Erase

• Erase
  Starts the erase operation using the selected parameters and track selection.

During execution, progress and command output are displayed in the console output area.

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Console Output

The console output area displays real-time output from the Greaseweazle erase command.

This output is read-only and reflects the exact results of the erase operation.

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Additional Controls

• Device Reset
  Runs the Greaseweazle reset command to reset the device.

• Save Log
  Saves the console output to a log file.
  This option is enabled only when output is available.

• Close
  Closes the dialog.

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Notes

• This operation permanently alters the contents of the disk.
• Only selected tracks are erased when track selection is enabled.
• The grid always reflects the physical disk layout, regardless of selection state.
• Behavior depends on the connected drive and hardware configuration.