Formatting The External Drive - Buffalo TeraStation User Manual

Formatting the External Drive

• A format deletes all data from a hard drive. Be careful! Back up any important data on a drive before formatting it. It
will take a several minutes to format a drive.
• Shared folders cannot be accessed during formatting.
• Do not turn off or disconnect power to the TeraStation while formatting a hard drive.
• If power mode switch is set to auto, then the TeraStation will turn off when the format is finished.
• To erase all data on a disk, choose System - Restore/Erase.
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The Confirm Operation screen will be displayed. Type the displayed number into the Confirmation Number field
within 60 seconds, then click Apply.
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Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
Notes:
• The time needed to format a hard drive will vary (a few seconds to a few minutes) depending on the drive's size and
format type.
• The Info LED on the front of the TeraStation will flash during formatting. The TeraStation's shared folders cannot be
accessed until the disk format is complete.
• If the hard drive is connected to the USB connector, partitions will be recreated.
TeraStation User Manual
In Settings, navigate to System - Storage - Disks.
1 Select the drive to format. Make sure that you have the
right drive!
2 Click Format Disk.
1 Select a File System.
Note:
Refer to page 135 for more on format type.
2 Click Format.
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