Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Formatting Flash Drives

 

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J wrote:

> Yay SanDisk... I hates them, I do... well, not exactly... but the U3
> partition IS annoying...
>
>> 1. How do I go about totally formatting the drive? As is, it won't let me set permissions which should let
>> me delete anything there.
>
> The only way to get rid of that U3 stuff is to use the SanDisk removal
> utility... it's a special partition that you just can't get rid of, no
> matter what... here's a link with info:
>
> http://stackoverflow.org/wiki/Remove_the_U3_Partition_from_the_SanDisk_Cruzer_Micro
>

Hmmm... I was unaware of this, when I posted my reply to this thread.

fdisk can't delete this type of partition?

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