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The thread discusses how to prepare an internal drive assembled inside an external enclosure for use as a portable storage device. The original poster asks whether to create a simple volume or just format the drive, aiming to salvage an HDD for storing photos and imaging. A respondent advises that formatting alone will typically create a single partition, and the original poster reports success after following this guidance. The overall tone is helpful and solution-oriented.
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Peterr

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After I assemble an internal drive within the external enclosure with the cables are ready, do I create a simple volume, or just format or do both?
I am hoping to salvage my other relatively new HDD into a portable HDD to contain photos etc.
I would also like to image to this drive.
 

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Neemobeer

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You can just format it that should automatically create a single partition on it.
 

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