How to Format a Linux Hard Drive in Windows 10?

Format Linux USB Drive to recover full disk space in Windows 10

• Step 1: Run Administrator Command Prompt. On Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 search for command and simply right-click Command Prompt shortcut from the search results and select Run as administrator .
• Step 2: Use diskpart to clean disk.
• Step 3: Re-partition and format.

How do I format a Linux hard drive?

Choose an option for “File system.” If you will be using the hard drive exclusively on Linux systems, choose ext2, ext3 or ext4 , since these file systems are only readable by Linux. If you are not sure which to choose, choose ext4. If you want to use the hard drive on Mac OS X or Windows systems as well, choose FAT32.

How do you format a hard drive in Windows 10?

Windows 10: Format a drive in Windows disk management

1. Type Control Panel in the search box.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Click Administrative Tools.
4. Click Computer Management.
5. Click Disk Management.
6. Right click on the drive or partition to format and click on Format.
7. Select the file system and set the cluster size.
8. Click OK to format the drive.