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diff --git a/public/articals/linux/media/02FormattingUSB b/public/articals/linux/media/02FormattingUSB new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e4bed67 --- /dev/null +++ b/public/articals/linux/media/02FormattingUSB @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html lang="en"> +<head> + <meta charset="UTF-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> + <title>Formatting USBs with Linux 🔌🔥</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../styles.css"> + <link rel="icon" href="../../../Images/favi.png" type="image/x-icon"> +</head> +<body> + <header> + <nav> + <ul> + <li><a href="../../../index.html">Home</a></li> + <li><a href="../../../links.html">Links</a></li> + <li><a href="../../../projects.html">Projects</a></li> + <li><a href="../../../contact.html">Contact</a></li> + </ul> + </nav> + </header> + <main class="description"> + <h1>Formatting USBs With Linux 🔌🔥</h1> + <h3>Date: 23-08-2024</h3> + <hr> + <p>Formatting a USB in Linux is easier then <a href="01BurningIsos">burning an ISO</a> and only needs a few quick commands!</p><hr> + <h2>What you will need 📋</h2> + <ul> + <li>A USB drive</li> + <li>A computer with Linux 🐧🖥</li> + <li>The ability to read instructions and to follow them 🧠</li> + </ul><hr> + + <h2>Formatting the USB</h2> + <p>1) The first thing you want to do is plug in your USB stick and identify the USB stick's name.</p> + <div class="code-box"> + <p>lsblk</p> + </div> + <p>Normally the USB will be something like sdX; a tip on identifying it is by looking at the size of the USB in the table that lsblk gives you!</p><hr> + + <p>2) Now you need to use a program called <a href="https://linux.die.net/man/8/fdisk">fdisk</a> that will allow you to create a new partition table for the USB, this will format the USB.</p> + <div class="code-box"> + <p>sudo fdisk /dev/sdX</p> + </div> + <p>You will need to press the following keys to make a new partition table for the USB.</p> + <ul> + <li>o - Creates a new DOS partition table</li> + <li>n - New partition, press enter to all that follows</li> + <li>w - Writes the partition table</li> + </ul> + <p>Give fdisk a minute to write the new partition to the USB.</p><hr> + + <p>3) Now is the time to give that partition a file system. You should look into this beforehand to see what file system you want, but I will use ext4 because it was made for Linux use.</p> + <div class="code-box"> + <p>sudo mkfs.ext4 -L "Backup-USB" /dev/sdXx</p> + </div> + <p>The small x represents the number of the partition; the -L flag is used to give the USB stick a name.</p><hr> + + <h2>Finished ✅</h2> + <p>All done! Now you have an empty USB stick you can use for all your files!</p><hr> + + <center> + <pre text-align=center> <a href="../../linuxlist">Back</a> + </main> +</body> +</html> + |