![]() ![]() “ Repair corrupted USB drive Linux” on maketecheasier.Remember to substitute the partition path with the one that applies to you, and by the label name you want to apply. Mlabel is a command utility included in MTools package. The command may vary depending on the USB format you want to appy (FAT32, NTFS, ext4, etc.)Ĭheck the list of different file systems if you want to check it. Format partitionįormat USB by typing the corresponding command in terminal. ![]() To apply changes to USB flash drive, enter w, then press return. As this is a new partition and you are not resizing an existing one, you can accept to remove the signature.ĭo you want to remove the signature? es/o: Sometimes after partition table is GPD, system asks whether you want to remove signature. ![]() Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size (2048-30310366, default 30310366):Ĭreated a new partition 1 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 00 GiB To use the whole drive, press the Enter key twice to keep the default options. This step only applies for MBR partition tables.įirst sector (34-30310366, default 2048):Ĭhoose the start and end sector numbers. When prompted to choose between creating a primary or extended partition, choose p for primary. You only need to create 1 partition, so enter 1, then press Enter. Create partition on MBR partition tableĬhoose a partition number. Now you need to choose any of the following options, depending whether you had selected msdos or gdp partition table. Now start creating a new partition by entering command: Remember to substitute the path with the one that applies to you. In this step, we are creating the first partition for the gparted. Warning: The existing disk label on /dev/sdX will be destroyed and all data on To create a GUID Partition Table (gpt) partition table, I use “parted” command instead of “fdisk”. In the command line from fdisk, confirm that you want to write changes by typing:Ĭhanges will be confirmed. If partition table is not created, it will create a DOS disk label (msdos) without prompting. Remember to substitute the path with the one that applies to your device. Perform only one of the following options, depending on whether you want mMBR or gpt. If you are looking for any other partition table type, you have to look further on other sources. There are two main of partition table types, and both are covered in this post: This is not my case, so I had to add the following step. In some other tutorials I have read, it considers there are partitions below “sdX” (like sdX1). When it finished, if I run a lsblk, I only see device “sdX” without any other partition. For me, it took more than an hour for a 16 GB USB from a laptop from 2010. Remember substitute the path by the one that corresponds to you. Use another command to delete all content on device. In this post, I write “sdX” and “sdX0″ whenever I make reference to device and partition, respectively.Īn alternative to lsblk command would be: In my case, device was “sdb” and partition “sdb1″. Identify path of mounted unitīefore plugging the USB flash drive, check the devices in your system by using this command in terminal:įirst level of hierarchy represents devices, and second level represents the partitions inside that device. Instructionsĭetailed steps to solve issue below. This is why I use GNU/Linux to fix this issue. Some OS, like Windows or MacOS X, seem to not react when USB is plugged. In any case, we would like to fix our USB to avoid loosing a valuable storage device. Sometimes USB memory sticks just become unreadable, probably because we have remove it from the port before unmount it or because we had to force to stop a process that was operating with it. ![]()
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