Formatting 2tb how long

Forums Hardware and Technology Memory and Storage. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Previous Next. GoofyGoofT Senior member. Dec 21, 0 I am 5hr in. How much longer do you think I have? I am guessing it will take another 28hrs. Aug 30, 2, 0 0. Jun 4, 6, 1 0. GoofyGoofT said:. Matthiasa Diamond Member. May 4, 5, 22 There's no need to fill it with 0s Jun 27, 10, 2 Jun 24, 6, 1 Why didn't you do a quick format?

XZeroII Lifer. Jun 30, 12, 0 0. Leros Lifer. Jul 11, 21, 7 Matthiasa said:. Log in. How long should it take to format a 2TB Hard Drive? Thread starter Fritz Start date Jul 13, JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Fritz Well-Known Member. Apr 6, 2, If you suddenly have a bunch of reallocated sectors, the drive is going to fail soon.

This should pass with flying colors if DBAN was successful in wiping the drive. Install the hard drive as a secondary drive in a computer that already has a known-clean working Windows installation, and format the new drive. Make this a Full format and just leave the settings on their defaults.

This step takes a long time, and when you are done you will have a drive ready to use and worthy of your trust. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Maybe turn down your screen brightness? Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.

Email required Address never made public. Name required. Follow Following. Vote for David. She is also the owner and operator of Howbert Freelance Writing. By Melissa King. Windows gives you the option to split your hard drive into several partitions. Formatting erases all data on the hard drive.