I tested the disk on Linux; it appears to work correctly. The reported size is 1.8TB. I can see, read, and copy my files.
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I'm also wondering how you learned the process for formatting disks.
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I don't have a simple answer, other than "osmosis" or "experience" but those are trite, and not very helpful. I've been using OpenBSD for about 15 years, and managing hard drives for about 40.
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That's a pretty helpful answer, actually. It tells me that disk formats are way more complicated than I thought, and that the safest way to format them for use with other OSes is to choose MSDOS and follow the guidance in this thread.
Many thanks for generously sharing your knowledge. I would have never figured this out.