Unable to format larger volumes

[7thstorm]

Version: 1.24-Update7
OS: Windows 10 pro

Duplicated on 3 different systems

I was trying to create an outer partition of 4TB on a 5TB USB drive. I chose quick format, but it hung there for hours. I left it overnight and looked like it was stuck. I tried it on 2 different computers. I also tried with 3.5TB volume with same results. In the end I settled for a 500GB volume and it formatted in less than 5 minutes.

Is there a limit on volume size?

Thanks!

[sixteen Hertz]

Version: 1.24-Update7 64-bit
OS: Windows 10 Pro Version 20H2 (build 19042.685)

A few days ago, I succesfully enrypted a brand new 8 TB harddisk (WD) using quick format.
I encrypted a RAW partition, but not as outer volume, so I'm not exactly shure if this is helpfull to you. Anyway, after copying 4 TB of data to it, I did some random checks and up to now, everything seemes to be working fine.

[7thstorm]

Thanks! I did not encrypt the entire HD, rather a file on the drive. I wanted to create a 3TB/4TB file on my 5TB USB drive. I wonder if there's a difference...

[sixteen Hertz]

Depending on the specific type of USB-Controller, there may be some kind of size limitations.
For example, I have a Sharkoon QuickPort USB / eSATA, wich is limited to 4 TB on USB, but works fine up to 8 TB on eSATA.