How Do I Format a Hard Drive in Linux Mint?

How Do I Format a Hard Drive in Linux Mint?
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How do I format an entire hard drive in Linux?

Formatting Disk Partition with NTFS File System

  1. Run the mkfs command and specify the NTFS file system to format a disk: sudo mkfs -t ntfs /dev/sdb1. …
  2. Next, verify the file system change using: lsblk -f.
  3. Locate the preferred partition and confirm that it uses the NFTS file system.

How do I format my entire hard drive?

PC Instructions

  1. Select the drive you wish to format from the list.
  2. Right click on the drive and select Format.
  3. Enter a name for the drive in Volume label and select the format type in the File system dropdown box.
  4. Click OK. It will take a short while to delete all the files and change the format of the disk.
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