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How do I format an entire hard drive in Linux?
Formatting Disk Partition with NTFS File System
- Run the mkfs command and specify the NTFS file system to format a disk: sudo mkfs -t ntfs /dev/sdb1. …
- Next, verify the file system change using: lsblk -f.
- Locate the preferred partition and confirm that it uses the NFTS file system.
How do I format my entire hard drive?
PC Instructions
- Select the drive you wish to format from the list.
- Right click on the drive and select Format.
- Enter a name for the drive in Volume label and select the format type in the File system dropdown box.
- Click OK. It will take a short while to delete all the files and change the format of the disk.