- Aug 2, 2014
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Hey folks, well I have bought 2 refurbished 3tb hard drives. They came from a reputable company, properly sealed and properly formatted. I read somewhere a few days ago that there are benefits to writing zeros to a hard drive (beyond those of previous data destruction) before beginning to use the disk. Would you here agree that there are benefits to writing zeros to the drive before use?
I just finished zeroing the first drive - it took 30 hours. If there is no benefit to it, then I'll skip it with the second drive and save another 30 hours - but if there is some benefit to it then i'm willing to invest the time.
Thoughts?
Thanks
I just finished zeroing the first drive - it took 30 hours. If there is no benefit to it, then I'll skip it with the second drive and save another 30 hours - but if there is some benefit to it then i'm willing to invest the time.
Thoughts?
Thanks