I just purchased a Lacie Rugged Mini 2TB external drive assuming that I would be able to use it on Linux because I've never had problems with external drives before. When I plug it in, it mounts as a directory with the name "Lacie Setup", which contains .exe files, some other stuff, and a Readme.txt file that states only "Before using your drive, LaCie Setup software must be launched." Will I be able to use this drive from my Ubuntu 16.04 machine at all?
If so, what setup is required?
Internet search isn't turning up a lot of information on this, but this thread has me nervous: https://malwaretips.com/threads/how-to-install-lacie-prosche-design-hard-drive-setup-software-on-ubuntu-15-10.57661/, specifically, this quote:
"[just deleting all the partitions and formatting it with Partition Editor on Linux is a] good suggestion, but I have looked it up already. People on AskUbuntu say once they do that to their Lacie drives (any model), it kills the drive completely, the software is necessary for the drive to run and the software I use, MKUSB kills drives usually."