Confused about command line options for Linux mkfs I am formatting a new drive on Ubuntu 20.04, and I am at the step where I format the drive to ext4. One article (https://linuxize.com/post/fdisk-command-in-linux/) says to do this: sudo mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/sdb1 The article doesn’t say what the -F option is, and there is no -F …
How to format old windows pc I have an old HP laptop running on windows 8.1, the owner forgot his password so he tried resetting it with some commands like (enter+f1+Del) thats what he says, then the laptop reboots, on the process of rebooting the power went off due to low battery. Now if you …
Does partitioning or formatting a partition on an external hdd on ubuntu erase the whole disk? I have my external HDD formatted as ntfs for windows as i have dual boot and it has important data on it in addition i have plenty of empty space on it and wish to use part of it …
Reinstalled Ubuntu on a new drive, formatted & removed old drive – now coming to emergency mode I installed a new NVMe drive, and used a LiveUSB to format & install Ubuntu 22.04 onto it. I then formatted the old drive Ubuntu was on and removed it from the computer. Whenever I boot now, I …
Repair EFI partion after accidental formating I accidentally formatted my EFI partition so now the system won’t boot. I am a complete novice in this. I did some research about this issue on the internet but no positive results so far(basically because of having limited idea about what is going on). I’ve tried the accepted …
Why is my SD card not formatting? I literally tried about a millionth time that to format my card. When I got to Menu > USB Stick Format, it says that the format is confirmed, but when the local file browser is opened all files remain the same. What should I do? EDIT: Question has …
What is the best way to format a USB stick such that it can be used with both Linux and Windows? What is the best way to format a USB stick such that it can be used with both Linux and Windows 10? Also what is the best practice for formatting a USB stick? Is …
GUI tool for formating to exFAT I just formated a partition to exFAT using the terminal command sudo mkfs.exfat -n. Is it possible to do the same thing using a GUI? Before people comment that the Terminal command works just fine (which it indeed does), I want to say that I am introducing a friend …
Unable to open /dev/sdb read-write (Read-only file system) As in the title, I’m unable to format it as it says read-only. I’ve tried couple of searches and the solutions too. Even I tried GParted to see I have any luck. Unfortunately below is what I get. GParted 0.11.0 –enable-libparted-dmraid Libparted 2.3 Delete /dev/sdb1 (fat32, 14.91 …
Can't format / delete locked partition from GParted? I can’t format my hard disk for Ubuntu installation. It has Fedora installed in it. I wonder how to unlock the locked partition to delete and format it, since I am stuck at installing Ubuntu. I am now using a live CD to do the task. No …
How to format a USB drive? Possible Duplicate: How to format a USB flash drive? How do I clear everything (data, viruses) from a thumbdrive? How to format a pen drive in Ubuntu? I have this pen drive which I made bootable using some other system (OS). But I need to format it from my …
How do I clear everything (data, viruses) from a thumbdrive? Say I used some thumbdrive on a public Windows computer and I copy some data to my Ubuntu computer with it. I cannot be completely sure that the Windows computer was clean, and it might have put something onto my thumbdrive. Is there a way …
Is it recommended to format an external drive to ext4? I have a new 2TB external hard drive I will be using for additional storage and backup. I will only use it on two Ubuntu machines. Is it recommended to format the drive to ext4? Are there any advantages in doing so? Asked By: geoffrey …
How to format a USB flash drive? In Windows there is a straightforward “Format” option in a flash drive’s right-click pop-up menu. Where’s that in Ubuntu? Asked By: Ivan || Source You can use Disks. It’s installed by default and easy to use. Click on the Dash icon Search for "Disks" Click on Disks The …
