To verify that the file system is exFAT, we can use the df command with the -T (type) option.

Use the lsblk command once more and you will see that the drive is now mounted and the mount point name has changed to reflect the name we chose when we created the file system.

Unplug the USB drive, wait a moment, and plug it back in. The -L The (label) option allows us to provide a volume label. We need to reference the USB drive using its device name, which is “/dev/sdc”. To format the USB drive with the new file system, we use the mkfs.exfat domain. If we use the lsblk command we will see that the USB drive is still recognized, but is no longer associated with a mount point. What this does is unmount the file system. We pass the mount point to umount domain. Note that there is no 'n' in the 'unmount' command. It appears as device “/dev/sdc” and is mounted at “/run/media/dave/MetalUSB”.īefore we can format it, we need to unmount it. We can see the new entry for the USB drive. Without the USB drive connected, run the lsblk domain: lsblkĬonnect the USB drive to the computer and wait a moment for Linux to recognize and mount it. The first step is to positively identify the USB drive. The USB drive entry now shows that it is formatted with the exFAT file system. The drive automatically formats and returns to the main screen.

How to format usb drive in linux