warrior Asked: 2015-08-19 05:08:51 +0800 CST2015-08-19 05:08:51 +0800 CST 2015-08-19 05:08:51 +0800 CST how to format USB Flash Disk using Ubuntu terminal [duplicate] 772 I'm a total newbie in Linux specially Ubuntu, I'm just asking on how to format a USB using Ubuntu terminal. Hope you can help me thanks! format 1 Answers Voted L. Barzic 2015-08-19T05:22:10+08:002015-08-19T05:22:10+08:00 First, you have to find out which device (/dev/sd??) your USB stick is. Therefore look at the output of sudo fdisk -l After that unmount the device/partition (if necessary) by running sudo umount /dev/sd?? Make sure you replaced ?? with the correct device/partition name from the previous output. To format The partition as FAT32 use sudo mkdosfs -F 32 -I /dev/sd?? Again replace ?? with your respective letters. Be careful that if you enter the wrong device name, you might also accidentally format your hard disk! You can also do sudo -s and you don't have to put "sudo" in front of everything!
First, you have to find out which device (
/dev/sd??) your USB stick is. Therefore look at the output ofAfter that unmount the device/partition (if necessary) by running
Make sure you replaced
??with the correct device/partition name from the previous output.To format The partition as FAT32 use
Again replace
??with your respective letters.Be careful that if you enter the wrong device name, you might also accidentally format your hard disk!
You can also do
and you don't have to put "sudo" in front of everything!