![]() ![]() However, I have no change at all in the console output for mentioned 2+ hours. ![]() But from what I remember from the Windows 2000 days (and I may be wrong), while formatting HDDs did take long, there was usually some kind of UI/console update to give a user any sense on what was happening and how long it might take. I realize this is not a long time in the land of HDD formatting - especially (probably) given the large size of the drive. Here's my full powershell console, and it's been like this for about 2+ hours with no change. 2.Click Start, type devmgmt.msc in the Search textbox and press Enter. The easiest way to do that is hit CMD and the spacebar at the same. Search for Create and format hard disk partitions and click the top result to open the Disk Management console.After these steps, everything will be lost forever. Plug-in your drive into the computer’s USB port. I am unsure on whether the HDD and the USB cable support USB 3.0/3.1, or only the older USB 2), which I am formatting on windows 10 via the powershell command format /FS:FAT32 D: B1.Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port. Right-click the new hard drive and select the Format option. I have a 1.5TB external HDD (connected via USB Type-A 3.1 port on the PC. I realize formatting of drives can take a large amount of time, but I haven't formatted a drive in literally "forever" (probably not since Windows XP or Windows 2000). ![]()
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