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Is it bad to turn off hard drive while formatting??

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doje1999   04-23-2009 at 08:12:40 AM

Hi, I was wondering if its bad to turn off hard drive while you are formatting. I'm dead tired right now and can't stay up for this, lol. Or should I just leave it on?

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jsc   04-23-2009 at 08:39:26 AM
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Yes, very bad. Just let the system run.

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Bronze Storage badge r_manic   04-23-2009 at 08:53:30 AM
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You can always sleep on it :)

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mikrev007   04-23-2009 at 10:54:31 AM
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No, it is not bad. Nothing will happen, other than you need to start over.

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Bronze Storage badge r_manic   04-23-2009 at 11:13:48 AM
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Disagree. That's using a hard disk (adding to its wear and tear) for nothing.

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mikrev007   04-23-2009 at 12:32:12 PM
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Oh? So because you add 2 hours of extra wear and tear (you are not even stressing the drive when doing this procedure) to the drives life is bad? Hardly.

 

Also keep in mind: the second you turn on your computer, the harddrive will begin to spin and keep spinning until you turn off your computer.


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mikrev007   04-23-2009 at 12:36:08 PM
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moomooman   04-23-2009 at 02:25:32 PM
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Its not best practice to turn off a hard disk while its operating. That said its not likely to kill the drive, but I would let it run to completion.

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mikrev007   04-23-2009 at 02:51:48 PM
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Turning a harddrive off (suddenly, which i don't even think is the case here) can mess up a file system. But in this case there isn't even a file system to mess up.

 

And there is absolutely no harm done to a modern harddrive that has its power cut off suddenly.

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doje1999   04-23-2009 at 05:36:40 PM
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mikrev007 wrote :

Turning a harddrive off (suddenly, which i don't even think is the case here) can mess up a file system. But in this case there isn't even a file system to mess up.

And there is absolutely no harm done to a modern harddrive that has its power cut off suddenly.



Thanks for the reply. Anyways I turned it off...That first reply scared me, lol. But it seems generally that it'll be ok, right? I just need to start the process again. Its a brand new western digital caviar black so there's no data on it.

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Bronze Storage badge cjl   04-25-2009 at 01:43:12 AM
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It should be fine, though I don't know why you didn't just leave it on all night.

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