Darren New wrote:

> Oh, are you doing a quick format, or a full format? A "full format" 
> actually does read the entire drive. Ext apparently won't do a "full 
> format". You have to do a quick format, then scan the disk for errors.

Full format.

Does it just scan the disk, or does it actually write data to it? I was 
under the impression it wipes the cluster descriptors, yet doesn't 
actually erase every single block on the disk...

>> For me, ext2 takes about 15 seconds or so - very much faster. 
>> Comparable to an NTFS "quick format".
> 
> Try doing a "quick format" with NTFS. The difference between a 15-second 
> ext format and a 20-minute NTFS format gives me the impression that your 
> NTFS format is actually looking for flawed sectors to map out.

An NTFS quick format takes about 15-20 seconds, same as ext2.

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