Ubuntu - How to format a partition or drive?

Latest update on May 9, 2014 at 07:14 AM by deri58 .

Ubuntu - How to format a partition or drive?

To format a partition or drive under Ubuntu, follow the below procedure:

Open the File manager.
Right-click on the drive of your choice > Format.

Select the "Erase mode:
- Quick mode - Don't overwrite existing data.
- Slow mode - Overwrite existing data with zeroes.
Select the File system to be used:
- Ext4
- FAT
- NTFS
- LUKS + Ext4...
Give a name to the volume and click on Format:

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