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need advice formatting drives
I have 2 new Toshiba 4TB hard drives, and I will be formatting them this weekend. Normally, I do the full format instead of the quick format, to check for and mark bad sectors. This is the first time I've formatted 4TB drives - the highest I've done previously is 3TB.
I'd like to format them in my 2 external 4-bay enclosures (1 new drive in each enclosure). Is there any problem with formatting both drives at the same time in different enclosures? That would save a lot of time for me.
Also, does Toshiba have drive software for disc testing, like Seagate Tools or WD Diagnostics Tool? If not, can either of those be used on the new Toshiba drives?