Best Answer: How Do You Format a Hard Drive in Linux?
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How do I format a hard drive in Ubuntu?

How to Format a Hard Drive in Ubuntu

  1. Collect information about your new hard drive. …
  2. Click “System”, select “Administration” and choose “Partition Editor,” which is sometimes labeled “GNOME Partition Editor”. …
  3. Check the settings for the disk. …
  4. Choose the drive format based on your expected use. …
  5. Click “Apply.”

How do I format my entire hard drive?

PC Instructions

  1. Select the drive you wish to format from the list.
  2. Right click on the drive and select Format.
  3. Enter a name for the drive in Volume label and select the format type in the File system dropdown box.
  4. Click OK. It will take a short while to delete all the files and change the format of the disk.
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