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Deleting files off old HDD to use as storage

Explosion0
By Explosion0
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Can I delete all the files off an old HDD to use just as mass storage?

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Yeah, you can. But it would be faster and better in the long run if you formatted it instead.

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Hey there Explosion0 :) Welcome to the community!

 

AS the guys explained, a quick format would be faster and more effective. This basically deletes the partition table that has the data of which data is where on the drive and creates a new one enabling the drive to overwrite the old data with the new one. :) This should take just a few seconds. Feel free to ask if you have questions about how to do that or anything else! :)

 

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