G Gordon.C Member Oct 15, 2011 #1 Hi, do new external hard drives also need to be reformated before first use? (in other words - is it recommended?)
Hi, do new external hard drives also need to be reformated before first use? (in other words - is it recommended?)
johnb35 Administrator Staff member Oct 15, 2011 #2 Not needed, unless you want to format it as ntfs as usually externals are formatted Fat32 still I believe.
Not needed, unless you want to format it as ntfs as usually externals are formatted Fat32 still I believe.
G Gordon.C Member Oct 15, 2011 #3 ok cool... I was concerned whether they need to be scanned for bad sectors as internal hard drives do
ok cool... I was concerned whether they need to be scanned for bad sectors as internal hard drives do
