Reformat HDD with sata to usb 3.0 adapter

[Galas]

Hello,

I need to reformat 2 500GB HDDs that I'm going to give away to a friend but I only have a laptop to my disposal at the moment.
Can I reformat my HDDs with my sata to USB 3.0 adapter or will it corrupt the reformatting and damage the drives?
Or is it totally safe?

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Hey Galas. You shouldn't worry about formatting the drives via a SATA to USB cable. If they are powered up and recognized properly in Disk Management it wouldn't be any different than reformatting an external drive connected with a USB cable.

Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
Boogieman_WD