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How to format a USB / external harddrive. - MarkW7 - 12-29-2009
I hope this is the right section
Credits to: (My website, i'll be hosting more in the future).
http://tuts.mcompute.co.uk/formatting_usb.html
Hope it helps, if you need help with anything or have any ideas for future tuts then post here / PM me.
RE: How to format a USB / external harddrive. - Zomaian - 12-29-2009
You can also just launch Command Prompt and do format E: for example.
RE: How to format a USB / external harddrive. - techuser56 - 12-30-2009
heck to format a external drive just right click it and click format
.....on windows anyways
RE: How to format a USB / external harddrive. - MarkW7 - 12-30-2009
Yep, that's what the tutorial is
I remember when i was a noob and couldn't figure out how to do it
RE: How to format a USB / external harddrive. - HatredTrinity - 12-30-2009
For linux you can use GEDIT for gnome or fdisk. I personally like fdisk as I tend to stay away from GUI's.
RE: How to format a USB / external harddrive. - MarkW7 - 12-30-2009
I used fdisk when installing Backtrack 3 to harddrive. Also used qtparted and gparted.
RE: How to format a USB / external harddrive. - WMM - 12-30-2009
Well if you use U3 drives and format it using windows then it will not launch U3 unless it restores it self.
RE: How to format a USB / external harddrive. - MarkW7 - 12-31-2009
I heard about U3, i just encrypt mine under linux.