2 Ways to Format Flashdisk on Linux Ubuntu for Beginners (Complete)
Format flash drive is an activity that aims to empty files stored in it. This method is done for various reasons such as wanting to copy new files, removing viruses, and others.
Format flash drive on Linux is not much different from the format flash drive on Windows. It’s just that there are various ways of formatting that you can do. You can use your own method depending on your understanding of which one is easy.
In this discussion I will use two of the most common and easy-to-use ways to format flash drive on Linux, that is how to format flash drive manually and via the terminal. The type of Linux that I use here is the desktop version of Ubuntu 16.04.
How to Format Flashdisk on Linux Ubuntu
1. Format Flash Disk Manually
How to format flash drive manually here I use is the most frequently used by users. The steps are as follows.
1. Open file explorer or your directory. Click on flash drive what do you want to format? flash drive you read, what it contains, and are you sure to format it.
2. After that, right click on flash device You are as shown in the picture. Click Format to empty flash drive You.
3. Next there are options (Erase, Type, and Format) which you can adjust to your needs on this Volume Format. You can follow the choices default like in the picture.
- In section Erase I choose ‘Dont overwrite existing data (Quick)’. This option makes the formatting process faster.
- To Type here I choose FAT format but you can choose another like NTFS.
- Then, write a new name for device flash drive you on column Name.
- Next, click the button Format.
4. After that, a confirmation will appear again to make sure you do the format flash drive correct. At this stage, the type of will be displayed flash device you as indicated by the arrow in the image. As for flash drive what I formatted is branded mobile phone and capacity 16GB. Click button Format to start the format process flash drive.
5. Format flash drive You have succeeded. You can check it by re-opening the directory flash drive you and see that flash drive it is empty.
2. Format the flash drive via Terminal
In addition to manually, you can format flash drive through terminals. How to? Follow these steps.
1. First, you can check the contents flash drive you first to make sure you format it. Here, name flash drive I am My FD.
2. Open your terminal. You can use shortcuts by pressing the button Ctrl + Alt + T on keyboard. Type the command:
sudo fdisk -l
The above command aims to find out the address flash drive You. In this command use the word sudo , where the terminal will ask for input password you first. insert password you, then in the terminal the specifications will appear device installed on your computer.
As for device which is connected i.e flash drive which we will format. You can convince device it is flash drive you by observing the Size. In the example image above it says 15.1 G, meaning flash drive which I will format is filled with 15.1 GB. Then, remember the address. The address is listed in the column Device, where in the picture above it says /dev/sdb1.
3. Next, use the address flash drive that we know before to execute the command umount. This command aims to release flash drive which are related. Flashdisk currently related you can see on file explorer where in the name flash drive There is an arrow button as shown below.
Use the command below to unmount flash drive You.
sudo umount /dev/sdb1
4. Next, you can type commands like below to format flash drive.
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1
The command contains the word ‘vfat‘ where FAT represents the format flash drive after formatting. You can replace it with ntfs, hfs, ext2, ext3, ext4, and others according to your needs.
5. Finally, flash drive You have successfully formatted. To check it please open file explorer you and prove it flash drive You are already empty.
Before formatting flash drive, make sure it doesn’t exist files important to be deleted. Back up past data if you are worried about losing files You. That’s how the format flash on Linux Ubuntu easily. Give your feedback in the comments column below. Thank you.
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