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gparted package

where to go to reformat an external drive through USB.

Asked by VLatus

Hi all :}
Can anyone please tell me, where in any of the menus
I can find out how to get an external drive to be recognized
by the OS (Ubuntu) and maybe reformat it as well ?

Thank you very much in advance,
                                                           VLatus

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Please install the gparted package then use the menu System→Administration→gparted

Hth

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

Prior answer to format your usb device

To check if your external usb devices is recognized please using terminal from Application → Accessories → Terminal and type

lsusb

(with and without your external device plugged to usb) and check the differences from listed rows to discover if your device is recognized.

Hth

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VLatus (i-vlatus) said : 		#3

Thank you very much for your quick reply.

I did install the gparted package - that went well. When I did that, the new menus did show up.
And I was able to see the differences of the listed rows in the main drive, but not that of the USB drive.

I did disconnect the USB drive and rebooted - both with the USB drive connected and not connected.

I do know the drive is still good because it was tested on a friends (Windows Vista) PC.

I do not care what is on it, I would just like to reformat it so a Linux (UBUNTU) machine can recognize it.

Mil grazie per l'aiuto, Paizan. :}
                                                         VLatus

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Vu Do Quynh (vu-do-quynh) said : 		#4

Hi,

If you're using Ubuntu = or > 9.10 you can try the Disk utility under System > Administration.

If your USB drive is recognized, it will show up and you can do mounting/unmounting, formatting etc.

Hope that helps.

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VLatus (i-vlatus) said : 		#5

Hi Vu,

Oh yes, I did try your suggestion. That was the last thing I tried, just before I posted my question.
But thank you for also helping me out.

Take care,
                      VLatus

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