How long to do a 7X erase

I decided to do a 7x erase thinking this was the optimum choice (wish I had started the quick erase now) but it is going on for ages, is this normal ?

Depending on the disk size.. 7days..
Simply stop it.. now.. and do a quick erase.. that is all you need.
Reboot the TC it will be fine.

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