Back in the day - i.e. a decade or so ago - whenever I got a new hard drive I always, without fail, performed a full format. Then one time, can't remember when or why, I thought, 'Aaah, feck it! Quick ...
I bought a Seagate Barracuda Compute 24TB recently (ST24000DM001; Serial number/IMEI: ZXA0L9EX). Yes, I'm aware that the drive isn't really meant for "heavy use", but more as cold storage and for ...