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Linux Mint Essentials

By : Jay LaCroix
Book Image

Linux Mint Essentials

By: Jay LaCroix

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Linux Mint Essentials
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Formatting flash drives


In the earlier versions of Mint, there was no official method of formatting flash drives. Users typically would download and install a third-party utility (such as gparted) to format flash drives. Thankfully, a new graphical application (USB Stick Formatter) is included, beginning with Linux Mint 16.

Accessing this application couldn't be simpler. To format a USB stick using this graphical tool, simply right-click on the icon shown for your flash drive and click on Format. Then, choose a label, click on Format, and that's it. Once the format is done, you're all set. The following screenshot shows the Linux Mint USB formatter window:

It goes without saying, but make sure you format the correct device. If you use more than one flash drive, you could format the wrong one. Additionally, if you use command-line tools to format a USB stick, it's very easy to format your main device accidently, thus resulting in data loss. Take your time, and also ensure that you have current...