Re: [ntfs-3g-devel] Formatting behavior on HDDs and SSDs

2021-02-23 Thread Jean-Pierre André
Hi, Matthias Braun wrote on 2/23/21 1:23 PM: Hi and thanks a lot for ntfs-3g! Since Windows Vista, formatting on Windows overwrites all data on the volume with zeros when doing a full format (as opposed to a quick format): https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows-server/backup-an

[ntfs-3g-devel] Formatting behavior on HDDs and SSDs

2021-02-23 Thread Matthias Braun
Hi and thanks a lot for ntfs-3g! Since Windows Vista, formatting on Windows overwrites all data on the volume with zeros when doing a full format (as opposed to a quick format): https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows-server/backup-and-storage/format-command-not-write-zeros-to-disk