Formatting device

A formatting method for formatting a memory module which includes a first recording area and a second recording area having different characteristics, the first recording area including recording areas, said formatting method comprising:

• holding a ratio of clusters of the recording areas of the first recording area to be allocated to each directory of directories that are to be created when the memory module is formatted;
• and
• formatting the memory module by allocating, to each directory, a recording area, of the recording areas of the first recording area, having a size determined for the directory according to the ratio held in said holding,
• wherein, when each directory includes a first directory and a second directory that are different from each other, the ratio indicates a ratio between a size of a recording area, of the recording areas, which is to be allocated only to the first directory and a size of a recording area, of the recording areas, which is to be allocated only to the second directory.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon, the program for formatting a memory module which includes a first recording area and a second recording area having different characteristics, the first recording area including recording areas, the program causing a computer to execute a method comprising:

• holding a ratio of clusters of the recording areas of the first recording area to be allocated to each directory of directories that are to be created when the memory module is formatted;
• and
• formatting the memory module by allocating, to each directory, a recording area, of the recording areas of he first recording area, having a size determined for the directory according to the ratio held in said holding,
• wherein, when each directory includes a first directory and a second directory that are different from each other, the ratio indicates a ratio between a size of a recording area, of the recording areas, which is to be allocated only to the first directory and a size of a recording area, of the recording areas, which is to be allocated only to the second directory.