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How to format a USB external driver

To format a USB external driver, please follow these steps:

  1. plug in USB driver to linux machine
  2. type the command "df"
    - find the device name of the external driver, for instance, "/dev/sdc6"
  3. type the command "sudo umount /media/usbdisk"
  4. type the command "sudo mke2fs -j [device name from df]"
    - e.g. "sudo mke2fs -j /dev/sdc6"

    "Run in terminal" like below