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I learned what Windows quick format actually does (and it’s terrifying)

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Windows 11 is finally removing the 32GB FAT32 capacity limit

Windows 11 Insider builds now let you format drives up to 2TB in FAT32 via Command Prompt, ending a decades-old arbitrary ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11 Speeds Up Storage, Lifts 32GB FAT32 Limit After 3 Decades

Microsoft is finally fixing Windows' slow storage management issues and lifting its longstanding limit on FAT32. For three ...
ExtremeTech

The Windows Format Dialog Remains Unchanged After 30 Years

Windows 11 debuted in 2021, and despite the clear and concise name, it was not the 11th version of Microsoft's operating system. The Windows lineage stretches back over about 20 releases (depending on ...
Ars Technica

Windows Disk Format for thumb drive?

I just ordered a USB 2.0 keychain drive. One thing I can imagine using it for is transferring files to Window-using colleagues. At first I was thinking that I would format most of it HFS+, but then ...
Neowin

VeraCrypt gets bootloader, memory encryption, UAC, Quick Format upgrades on Windows 11/100 0

VeraCrypt is a free encryption application that is pretty hardy. The app has received its latest update which brings several new features and improvements on Windows, macOS, as well as on Linux.