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cs:usb_stick_format [2019/05/03 14:56]
paolo_bolzoni Add note about the protective MBR
cs:usb_stick_format [2019/05/03 15:00]
paolo_bolzoni old revision restored (2019/05/03 14:51)
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 Here is a recap; to have a disk that can easily be open by Windows, MacOS, and Linux use: Here is a recap; to have a disk that can easily be open by Windows, MacOS, and Linux use:
  
-  * a GPT partition table with protective MBR including a partition of type ''​0700''​ (//​Microsoft basic data//)+  * a GPT partition table with one partition of type ''​0700''​ (//​Microsoft basic data//)
   * the exFAT filesystem   * the exFAT filesystem
  
-Before starting clear up the disk using ''​wipefs -a /​dev/​sdZ''​. Then the partition table can be made with ''​gdisk'' ​(option ''​o''​ for protective MBR) and one can format with ''​mkfs.exfat''​.+Before starting clear up the disk using ''​wipefs -a /​dev/​sdZ''​. Then the partition table can be made with ''​gdisk''​ and one can format with ''​mkfs.exfat''​.
cs/usb_stick_format.txt ยท Last modified: 2019/10/20 12:13 by paolo_bolzoni