# Format USB Stick in Arch
To securely wipe all data in USB stick, see here
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Erase filesystem with wipefs
sudo wipefs -a /dev/sdX
If you get a "Resource Busy" error, add the force option -f
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Create a New Partition
sudo fdisk /dev/sdX
Once in the fdisk menu:
- Create a partition table. In most cases, we will use GPT parition table. Use DOS partition table only if we need to use this USB drive in older systems.
- Create a new partition. The default 'Linux filesystem' type parition will do.
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Format Partition
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdXn -n VOLUME_NAME
# Take note to include the parition number, e.g. /dev/sdb1
This last step will format the partition by creating a FAT filesystem. The -n option allows you to set the volume label and is optional.
Posted on: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:32:52 GMT