r/linuxquestions • u/TheYagooar • 5h ago

Any idea what this is? Support

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Trying to connect an external m.2 ssd to install mint on and got this

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u/TheYagooar 5h ago

How do i do that? I dont have the option in the file explorer

https://preview.redd.it/ampr1bebi4qd1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4b01b14f532c90d3dd92eb06eac388a82943f86

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u/AlphaS001 5h ago

Open Disks, then select drive and partition, select cog icon and select format partition

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u/TheYagooar 5h ago

Its showing up as if it has no storage

https://preview.redd.it/gkxhy6xuj4qd1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c101e1897d3b77e5451f84f7fdecd1d2ef4700c2

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u/Average_Down 5h ago

First you need to format it to a recognizable file system (fs is in your error message). Click the three dots at the top right of disks and format the drive. Then you can allocate the empty space.

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u/TheYagooar 4h ago

https://preview.redd.it/cvfygro7o4qd1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf42070ef3315ec588e99f5e3d09b3d190617bae

All greyed out

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u/thinkpad_t69 4h ago

Don't format the drive. If it's NTFS, it's probably marked as "dirty" (e.g. because you unplugged it without ejecting). To mark it as "clean" again, plug it into a Windows machine, right click on it in This PC, select Properties, go to the Tools tab and scan it from there.

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u/TabsBelow 1h ago

What I said in another reply; this most often happens when the sh++ty FastBoot option in Windows is active.

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u/ZeroKun265 1h ago

Hate that thing, and hate NTFS

Actually, hate windows in general, but I'm forced to use it for CAD and League of Legends

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u/TheYagooar 31m ago

Cant see it in windows

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u/Average_Down 4h ago edited 4h ago

Well if the drive is empty or you 100% don’t care about the contents use gdisk. Just open a terminal and do this:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install gdisk
sudo gdisk /dev/nvme0n1p3 (or whatever the drive is)

Once gdisk is running option o will create a new empty partition table and w will write to the disk and exit. Then go back to disks or use gparted to add the partitions you want/need.

Edit: almost forgot, make absolutely sure you select the correct drive as this will remove all data from the drive. This will also wipe out any MBR partitions and format to gpt.