You can format an external hard drive in Ubuntu using the Gnome Partition Editor. It provides a graphical interface to simplify formatting and resizing hard drive ...

In the window that opens, right-click on the external hard drive and select Format. Next, choose the file system with which you will format the disk. Note that NTFS is only compatible with Windows; ...

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Formatting a hard drive is the best way to start from scratch on a geeky project. You’ll want to do it before you sell your machine, for sure, but it’s also one of the steps you take when you’re ...