
Tip: The full format takes twice as long as the quick format, because it not only removes files from the specified drive but also scan the drive for bad sectors. Click OK to start writing zeros to Seagate hard drive. UNCHECK the box before Quick Format and click Start.Ĥ. In the pop-up window, choose another file system or keep the default one. Right-click on the Seagate hard drive and choose Format.ģ. Press Win + E keys to open File Explorer.Ģ. In Windows Vista and later versions, the format command writes zeros to the whole disk when a full format is performed. Learn how to run a full format on your Seagate hard drive below:ġ.

Zero fill Seagate hard drive by a full format

It is also called zero fill erase or zero-fill. Write zero is a method of formatting a hard disk whereby the formatter overwrites the disk contents with zeros.

Need to write zeros to Seagate hard drive
