You can also have one partition for Linux and another for Windows on the same USB drive (FAT32 and EXT4 for example). Most of the time you will only have one USB key.īut it’s something to know if you try to read a hard drive from an old computer for example. It’s the perfect companion for your Raspberry Pi.
It’s a very affordable SSD, so you can use it for backups or Retropie ROMs, but you can also install your system on it. I’ll start with a file system introduction, and then walk you through the 3 steps above.īy the way, if you are looking for an external drive, I highly recommend this one from SanDisk. In this guide, I’ll explain everything you need to know, so you don’t need any prior knowledge. Then it can be formatted with a tool like Gparted, and Raspberry Pi OS should mount the USB drive automatically after that (on Desktop versions). The first step is to properly identify the device to use (name, partition and file system).
#FORMAT HARD DISK FROM USB DRIVE HOW TO#
Today, I’ll show you how to format and mount a USB drive on your Raspberry Pi, whether in terminal or graphic mode. This is especially true if you are on a console-only operating system, like Raspberry Pi OS Lite.
Mounting and formatting USB drives on Linux isn’t the easiest thing to do.
0 kommentar(er)
