Ultra Fit USB 3.0: Excessive Heat

The goal of the factory format is as a Super Floppy and is designed to maximize the efficiency of the drive.  Windows format does not support the Super Floppy format and may not even care if the drive is removable.  It’s just not a goal of Windows format function.

So did you format it as NTFS or exFAT?

It is very possible the overheating problem is a self inflected problem.