That’s part of the reason it’s so fast! While a normal (non-quick) format automatically does a one-pass, write-zero overwriting of data, a very simple wipe, and probably just fine unless you work for the NSA. In any version of Windows, a quick format is always a fancy way of deleting, not erasing, the files on the drive. If you have formatted a drive before, you might have been under the impression that it’s one way to truly erase a drive.
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