27/05/2020
[5/27, 7:05 PM] Andeoye Brayan: Formatting disk as ExFAT disks in Linux
See how easy it was to create a exFAT disk in Linux graphically? Now, let me show you the terminal method as well.
Method 2: Format disk as exFAT in Linux command line (for advanced users)
fdisk is a dialogue-driven command-line utility that creates and manipulates partition tables and partitions on a hard disk. In fact, it is considered one of the best partitioning tools for Linux.
Plug in your external hard disk then type the following command in the terminal:
sudo fdisk -l
using fidks to list disks
This will list down all the hard disks and partitions in your computer. Identify the partition that you want to format in your external hard disk. Size of the disks should give you a hint. For me, the USB disk was labelled as /dev/sdb1.
Once you have identified your USB disk, format it as exfat using the command below. Replace /dev/sdXn with your disk’s device ID. LABEL is basically the name you want to give to your disk like Data, MyUSB etc.
sudo mkfs.exfat -n LABEL /dev/sdXn
Use fdisk to format USB as exfat in Linux command line
Optionally, run fsck check to make sure the formatting has been done properly.
sudo fsck.exfat /dev/sdXn
That’s it. Enjoy the exFAT disk.
[5/27, 7:08 PM] Andeoye Brayan: Method 1: Format disk as exFAT using GNOME Disks tool
Format disk in ExFAT format inLinux
Formatting a drive using GNOME Disks is a straightforward job. It comes preinstalled in a number of Linux distributions.
Plug in your external USB disk. Now, look for Disks in menu and open the GNOME Disks application. As a first step choose the drive that you want to format and follow the steps with me.
Warning: Pay attention to the disk you are selecting to format. Don’t format your main disk accidentally.
GNOME disks for formatting disks in Linux
The commonly used file systems like Ext4, NTFS, FAT will appear first. To use exFAT, choose “Other” and then click on “Next“.
Formatting disk as ExFAT disks i
