Question What date was my drive formated.

PaulDesmond

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Hi I am interested in when a format took place but would like to do this on a flash drive. Is this possible? I would probably need to access hiden folders but don't know how.

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If someone formated my drive and later said that it must have been me that did it, it would be a nice way to prove he had done this. But if that information is not stored in some config then thats a none starter.
 
Possibly, maybe...the System Volume Information date.

This is a SanDisk 32gb flash drive, shown in WinDirStat.

Bought on Amazon and delivered 4 Dec 2024.
Data loaded on to it on 6 Dec 2024. (This is a Macrium Reflect Rescue USB)
Sys Vol shows a date of 25 Nov 2021. So it may have been sitting on the shelf for 3 years.

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Test this.
Document the Sys Vol date on the drive currently.
Format it
Check that date again.
Does it change?