Solved External Hard Drive Format Help

Brayden5234

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Hello guys, I was messing around with my external hard drive with Ubuntu and corrupted/screwed it up. So I got on disk management with this laptop that's running Windows 8.1 and currently trying to format the hard drive so it is useable again. Unfortunately I unchecked quick format and it has been running for about 30 minutes... It is only at 2%.

This is a 3.0 USB 3 TB hard drive. My laptop is USB 3.0 as well.

Any ideas on how long this is going to take? Or if there is a way to safely cancel the format without messing up the hard drive even more?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    R510C
    CPU
    Intel(R)Core(TM)i5-3337U CPU @ 1.80GHz X4
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    6.00 GB (5.89 GB usable)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Internet Speed
    2MBs a second
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    360 Total Security
    Other Info
    Normal laptop that can handle general office use such as Photoshop and Word.
You can wait, use task manager to end task, shut down PC, unplug drive..

Then just Quick format - otherwise it will take a while
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
It will take a long time, 2% is 1/50 so 50 times the 30 minutes so I'd guess about 15 hours for a full format. If you were to stop it now it'd be best to boot to a GPARTED partitioning disc and delete the partition then create a new one followed by formatting. But you could create and quick format in Windows' Disk Management. Only thing that may be different is the full formatting would have to be done on a clean drive, the quick format may not be available.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WinXP, WinVista, Win7, Win8.1, Win10, Linux Mint 20
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2 Customs and 12 OEM/Brands
    CPU
    AMD and Intel
Thank you for the answers guys :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    R510C
    CPU
    Intel(R)Core(TM)i5-3337U CPU @ 1.80GHz X4
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    6.00 GB (5.89 GB usable)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Internet Speed
    2MBs a second
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    360 Total Security
    Other Info
    Normal laptop that can handle general office use such as Photoshop and Word.
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