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| From | David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: how2 format a flash drive |
| Date | 2024-06-25 16:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ITfEB-5v60-5@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
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On Tue 25 Jun 2024 at 16:23:16 (+0200), Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Lee wrote: > > My question is: how do I reformat the flash drive so it's usable as a > > "normal" flash drive again? > > You have to delete the partitions of the USB stick which came with > the ISO. > Then you create one or more partitions. > Then you format them to a writable filesystem each. > > If it shall serve for file exchange with MS-Windows or Macs, then you > probably want just one partition with FAT as filesystem. > > I would do the first and second step by program "fdisk" and the third > step by program "mkfs.fat". > If you prefer a GUI program, look for GParted or what your desktop > offers for the tasks of partitioning and filesystem formatting. Of course, we're not told what "normal" means, what was tried, nor how normality was tested. It's possible that they need to use, say, mkdosfs to get back to the state in which USB sticks are typically bought, so it can be plugged into other devices. Cheers, David.
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how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-25 16:00 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-06-25 16:30 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-06-25 16:50 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-06-25 18:30 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-06-25 18:50 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive eben@gmx.us - 2024-06-25 19:20 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-06-26 01:00 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-25 21:40 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-06-25 17:50 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2024-06-25 18:50 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-26 01:30 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-25 21:50 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive eben@gmx.us - 2024-06-25 22:20 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2024-06-26 01:30 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive sd@swampdog.co.uk - 2024-06-27 15:30 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-29 18:50 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2024-06-29 19:40 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 04:40 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 07:50 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 15:10 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-07-01 15:50 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 21:30 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-07-02 05:50 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2024-07-02 06:10 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-07-02 06:40 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2024-07-02 06:50 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 10:20 +0200
Telemetry, data hoarding [was: how2 format a flash drive] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-07-02 10:30 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 11:20 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-07-02 17:20 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 10:30 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 11:30 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 22:40 +0200
Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-06-29 22:50 +0200
Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 03:40 +0200
Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 08:00 +0200
Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 17:40 +0200
Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 09:00 +0200
Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 17:10 +0200
Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-07 23:50 +0200
Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-07-08 04:40 +0200
Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-08 16:30 +0200
Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 03:40 +0200
Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 03:50 +0200
Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 07:50 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 08:20 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 08:00 +0200
Re: how2 format a flash drive Marc SCHAEFER <schaefer@alphanet.ch> - 2024-07-06 17:50 +0200
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