Hi Guys,

Linux: format your usb drive via command line

Formating your usb memory pen / stick via command line is pretty easy. Once you know how to do it, that is.

1. Insert your usb memory pen / stick or whatever into the usb drive and immediately after that, open a terminal and paste this:

dmesg | tail

2. Unmount your usb drive using the following command:

sudo umount /dev/sdd

3. Format the drive using the following commands:

a) format to fat:

sudo mkdosfs -n 'label' -i /dev/sdd

b) format to ext3:

sudo mkfs.ext3 -n 'label' -i /dev/sdd

Thanks,
Rijus.
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