How Long Does It Take To Format?

tackyjan · March 30, 2012, 5:19am

I started the disk format process well over 30 minutes ago and it’s still going. Any ideas as to approximately how long it will take to finish?

Thanks!

Vadir · March 30, 2012, 6:45pm

Not sure if it is a quick format or full format. , Have the format completed? How long it took?

tackyjan · March 30, 2012, 8:45pm

I am pretty sure it’s NOT a quick format lol… I started it 8 hours ago and it’s STILL going! Should I just power the unit off and forget about formatting?

ffresh · March 30, 2012, 11:08pm

This operation (full format) on a large drive, in this case, 1TB can take many hours and are best accomplished when retiring for the evening. If it’s a new drive and, consequently, untested, it’s not a bad idea to do a full format - it should give some peace of mind

FredF

tackyjan · March 31, 2012, 12:34am

Now going on 12 hours!!! I might just pull the plug.