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How to format a partition with hfs+journalized filesystem?

I want to make a partition with hfs+journalized format. First I make a partition with command 'fdisk' and then I want to use command 'mkfs' to format the partition, but I can not find the hfs+...
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How to format my new drive the same as others

I have some drives in my server. Back when I set these up I was using Ubuntu Desktop. Now I am using Ubuntu Server and I'm not quite sure how to format my new drive like I did my old ones. I'm not ...
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Ubuntu corrupts when formatting usb drive

I am running Ubuntu 18.4 LTS, and I am trying to format a usb drive to NTFS format. But when I run sudo mkfs.ntfs /dev/mmcblk0, it starts filling the drive with zeroes, and around ten percent, the ...
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Ext4 external HDD seems to be 10x faster than usual, can anyone explain this

i have bought a 1 TB Seagate Usb 3.0 External Harddrive (mechanical) a while ago. I formatted this drive on ext4 because i only was intend to use this drive on linux systems. Now yesterday for example,...
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How to have write access to a recently formatted drive by default?

Whenever I format a drive using gparted, the drive becomes owned by root user by default, and I cannot write to it. To solve this, I have to open file manager as root, and assign myself read/write ...
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Best M.2 SSD format settings for shared Linux/Windows drive

I have a 1TB M.2 SSD in my PC that I want to format to use as my Linux drive for a dual-boot Linux setup. When I go to format the disk, I can allocate in units of 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 and so on bytes....
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How to fix: “Partition does not start on physical sector boundary”

I accidentally created a new partition table in a disk full of data which removed all the partition. Using testdisk, I am able to get the partition back but the filesystem is corrupt or damaged. ...
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How to create disk partition starting at 128 sector?

I have accidentally lost partition table after inserting my USB flash to some faulty computer. For this flash testdisk can't find anything and says that Partition sector doesn't have the endmark ...
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Set a password for external hard disk without format it

My external hard disk is 1TB in size and nearly 900GB data on it. I want to set up a password without format it. Is it possible? file format is ext4.
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How to format a Windows Pen drive

I currently have a Windows 10 pen drive that isn't in use at the moment. I try to format the drive on disks, and the terminal using mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc1 and all I get is; mkfs.fat 4.1 (2017-01-24) ...
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Allocation Unit Size for New Drive

I'm going to be loading my new 3TB drive with large files on Windows, and then hooking it up to my Linux server. This is the first time I've done this. I've been told that both Windows and Linux ...
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How to format readonly file system - USB

I'm trying to format a USB that is readonly. I've mistakenly removed the SecureAccess files and now the file system is readonly. I've tried some solutions like this: Read only filesystem problem ...
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Properly formating and partitioning a USB drive in Lubuntu for Live use

It might look like an easy thing to do, but I'm experiencing problems in formatting a USB drive so it can be used in Live format. I've used 8 and 16GB USB drives, with the same result. Here's what I ...
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Accidently Formated a 16gb flash drive as a partition?! help! [closed]

I have a 16gb flash drive that I formatted. Now all of a sudden when I connect it to my PC, it neither mounts nor gives any indication that a flash drive is inserted. But when I open Disks from the ...
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How to format an external hard disk

I tried formatting my external hard drive (Samsung Story Station 2TB) as it was not working well. Now I'm getting an error and it's not working. Can anyone please help me with above error?
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How to format hard disk in Ubuntu 14.04?

I am running Ubuntu 14.04.2 and I want to format my disk for another operating system (Windows 10). My desire to do this stems from a recent problem I have been having with installing the new OS. I ...
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External hdd ubuntu format

I'm about to partition my ext. hdd, in 2 parts. The first part will be MacOSX formated. I want the second partition to read/write both Ubuntu and Windows. Will NTFS do it for me?
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how to format a partition containing Master boot record in Linux 12.10?

few days ago I have installed Linux 12.10 in my 16 GB USB drive. It was working fine. After some days, I wanted USB for my other uses, so I tried to format it. Whole USB gets formatted but the ...
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Change Ubuntu to Windows

I am using Ubuntu 13.04. And now I want to use Windows as Ubuntu have lots of fail and my laptop is all time is overheated. I mean by overheated that you can't touch fan postion because it's so hot. ...
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Windows formated disks; are they any use on Ubuntu?

I have a bunch of disks (digital dictionaries, encyclopedia) on Windows format. Is it possible to read them with Ubuntu?(12:10) When I just put them in my drive, window says "no respinse" and it ...
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How to make a readable FAT16/FAT32 partition on usb stick for Windows access?

I want to create a windows accessible partition(FAT16/FAT32). But even the created partition can read under linux. It can not see on Windows. Just display a driver symbol like E:. I'm using parted ...
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Remove second Ubuntu installation

I have two partitions on my disk: /dev/sda1 30G /dev/sda3 270G Somehow I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 on each of the two partitions. So now I have two Ubuntu installations which are both listed on ...
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Can Ubuntu partition and format?

Can Ubuntu partition and format before installing itself on a Dell Dimension 4400 whose HD is wiped clean of Windows XP?
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I want to remove Ubuntu and reinstall Windows XP from CD

Ubuntu is working on the PC but I want to sell the PC with original Windows XP Professional Edition. I cannot boot the CD. Rebooting and selecting "Start from CD" always starts the installed Ubuntu. ...
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How long does an ext4 format take?

The USB cable on my Iomega Prestige 1TB hard drive conked out a while back, and I've finally managed to get a new one. I removed the old NTFS file system because I use Windows maybe once a month, and ...
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Format option not available in 11.10 as in 10.10?

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 on my laptop and Ubuntu 10.10 on my desktop. In 10.10 there is an option to format a pen-drive by right-clicking the icon for the pen drive and selecting format, but I am ...
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nvme SSD problems - Cannot format - HDPARM permision denied

My Kingston 240G SSD has suffered some strange errors. While it had Windows 10 installed on it, it just reset to previous state after every re-boot (meaning no file changes whatsoever, uninstalled ...
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How do I format just part of an external HDD?

I have an external HDD with one NTFS partition. I need to shrink that partition and add one which is formatted as ext4 for use with Dropbox. The format utility built into Ubuntu seems like it can ...
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I simply want to reformat a 2TB Seagate for use in Ubuntu with full permissions

I have completely backed up all data from said drive and physically disconnected the backup drive so I don't screw it up. I've searched high and low for the basic command line syntax and proper ...
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Make a bootable usb for an iso file greater than 4 GB?

How can I make the bootable USB for the greater ISO file, greater than 4 GB? I tried a lot of programs like woeusb and startup creator.
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Should I use dd before testdisk? [duplicate]

Should I use dd or similar before I use testdisk? I reformatted an ntfs partition and would like to recover some of the data. I am using live ubuntu. Also is testdisk good for this type of job? Thank ...
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How to confirm USB Drive is formatted?

I was formatting a USB flash drive, but the Disks Utility window closed after I clicked on Format, and the drive disappeared from locations, so I can't tell if it's done or not. I did the same thing ...
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Using brand new hard drive to store and transfer files

I just received a brand new hard drive that I had ordered the other day. It's a SATA internal drive. The model ID is ST3000DM008. My plan is to load it up with large files on Windows, and then hook ...
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Create bootable pendrive with windows [duplicate]

I need help creating a bootable pen with windows iso. I tried so many ways and nothing... One of my pendrives even broke(doesn't show up in the PC when I connect). I tried with UNetbootin but if I ...
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Can't format external HDD after removing it from computer

Connected my old HDD with usb dock to my computer after migrating to SSD. I was dual booting on that HDD now I want to use it as my storage disk. Yet it has 9 partition connected with Windows or ...
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libparted bug found, ërror input/output error during read on /dev/sdb [duplicate]

After windows failed to format my external raw drive, I gave a shot to Gparted in linux. Gparted says "ërror input/output error during read on /dev/sdb" Clicking ignore I can see my drive labeled "...
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Gparted gives me the following error when I connect SD card - libparted error (read error / unrecognized disk label)

I am trying to format my SD card with Gparted and cannot get it done because I get the below message. The only way I can get rid of this message is removing the SD card /dev/sdc cannot be seen in ...
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How to recover Formatted system files data windows 7?

I was installing new version of windows as win 7 nd i mistakenly formatted drives of my system. Previousy four drives were there but now only one is displaying for installing. As i am unable to boot ...
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How do I format my flash drive?

So it seems like my 32GB Flash drive has something wrong with it and its registered as full even though im only using 1.7gbs. Now you may think it might not be that big of a deal but I need it to move ...
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Should I format all my drives, internal and external to ext4?

Finally ready to remove my Win7 partition on my Ubuntu Gnome system. I have 3 internal drives with music, movies, and pictures that I will be backing up and formatting. Should I format all my drives ...
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How can I gain access permissions as a user to a USB stick formatted with the "Format Volume" dialog?

I used the Format Volume dialog to format a USB stick. However, if I then insert the formatted stick, I have no permissions to access it as normal user. Is this behaviour intentional? Format Volume ...
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How to properly format a SD card on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS

I have a 16GB Micro SD Card that for some reason only shows 1.1GB. I tried several tips and forums on how to fix my problem but I'm not having much luck. There's a separate partition on it that I ...
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Change ext4 to NTFS for installing Windows 7 [duplicate]

I have a new installation of Ubuntu Mate and I would like to go back to Windows. I'm aware I need to convert it to NTFS and I have tried to make Disks work but it would not allow me to change/shrink ...
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How can I reformat this Flash drive to be ext4

How can I reformat a Flash drive to be not partitioned and ext4? The Disks utility does not work for me. This drive has no partitions currently and I have no need for Master Boot Record and it is not ...
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Replacing win 7 with ubuntu? [duplicate]

Guys as u can see I want to install Ubuntu,not dual boot. My question is when I select Replace windows with Ubuntu,will it delete all my data (complete hard disk format) or just windows 7 data (my C: ...
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setting date format in menubar on top of desktop

How do I change format? When I open "time & date settings" I find very limited possibilities. So is there any file which sets my date format in clock shown on top of screen? The only thing I need ...
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why is my ubuntu 14.04 32 bit fresh install painfully slow on my fitpc2

I have 14.04 64 on another machine running well on another machine. I installed 14.04 32 bit on this Fitpc2 mini pc with an intel 40 gig ssd drive because it has 1 gig of ram. I erased the SSD drive ...
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New HDD formating on Ext4 root permission

I have this new 80Gb HDD I want to use it as a backup storage for my actual system (14.04) not a server. I formatted it with Gpart but I just can't write in it, when I search for permissions it tells ...
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Delete Ubuntu from dual boot Windows 8.1 in GPT disk [duplicate]

I'm using Windows dual booting with Ubuntu. I have uninstalled, and at that time my disk was formated as MBR. After deleting all partitions of Ubuntu I choose to rebuild the MBR in my disk. That way ...
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How can I delete ubuntu from usb installer?

I used a usb to install ubuntu to my friend. After the installation finished, I can't delete contents, what can I do to format it? Since this reading this as just being part of the system and does not ...
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