Every tragedy needs a foil. In this saga, "He" is the unwitting agent of chaos. Maybe it’s the younger brother who thought the external drive was an empty USB stick. Maybe it’s the "tech-savvy" friend who promised to "speed up the OS" and accidentally checked the Wipe All Volumes box.
This isn't just deleting a file. Formatting a drive or partition wipes the entire file system structure. It’s the digital equivalent of burning down the library instead of just misplacing a book.
Which follow-up would you like?
Usually a sibling, a roommate, or a tech-clumsy friend who "thought they were helping" or simply didn't check what was on the USB drive before using it for their own school project. Why This Hits Harder Than a Normal Deletion