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Old 08-03-2012, 03:35 PM   #1
Renu Shah
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How to format external hard disk where Linux is installed


Hello Everyone,
How to format external harddisk where linux is installed and also it is not detected by Windows OS? Is there any software to do this or have to run some commands?
 
Old 08-03-2012, 04:03 PM   #2
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just go into the disk manager and delete the partitions, and create a new NTFS. note the difference between a disk and a partition here.
 
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Is there any software to do this or have to run some commands?
"commands", except for the shell built-ins, are software.
 
Old 08-06-2012, 11:20 AM   #4
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External what? USB firewire ???
 
  


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