Linux: External hard drive, format it with "GParted"
- First start your Linux machine and connect the external hard drive.
- Now you need the program "GParted", which is pre-installed on most versions of Linux already. This should however not be the case, you can use GParted either via the Software Center or in our Download-area to download and install.
- You can open GParted and type in your user password.
- Click the selection box at the top right and select the to format the hard drive.
- Select the appropriate partitions, click with the right mouse button and go to "Unmount".
- Click again with the right mouse button and select "Format" as well as the desired file system in which you want the formatting to be done.
- Click on the green check mark and confirm again. The hard drive is now formatted.
Hard disk in Linux format
This guide refers to Ubuntu Version 14.10 (64-Bit). In addition, practical tips will show we, as Android Tablets or iPads as external hard drives can.
