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jimk1963

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Dec 28, 2023

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NTFS-formatted drive with no data - do I need to "unformat" it to use in ReadyNAS?

Received a box of Seagate Exos X20 18TB drives, "recertified". Wanted to check basic condition of drives so plopped them in a Sabrent DS-2BCR drive dock, formatted them to NTFS with one simple volume...

StephenB
Dec 28, 2023
jimk1963 wrote:

Under Seatools "Erase" there are several options:

- Format

- Short (Sanitize Crypto Erase, Instant Secure Erase)

- Long (Sanitize Overwrite, Simple Overwrite, Write Same Erase)

Which option do you run for the "full erase" ?

Simple Overwrite.