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Re: NTFS Quick Format?
« on: March 03, 2011, 09:00:46 PM »
I wouldn't bother with the full format, IMHO it's just waste of time.
 

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Re: NTFS Quick Format?
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 09:18:55 PM »
Quote from: Karlos;619376
Seriously though, unless you have stuff on there you are epic paranoid about (in which case a data "shredder" should be used), quick formatting should be fine.

Interestingly NTFS full format indeed only is quick format + block verify, that is it doesn't actually erase the data.

You need to use zero-fill tool for that effect.

In fact I never even considered this would be the case until mongo brought it up couple of messages ago.