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I have a 8GB flash drive that currently is split into 2 partitions. I want to format it with exFat as a single partition partitionless. I tried
mkfs.exfat -n "8GB flash drive" -I /dev/sdc
but it says
mkfs.exfat: invalid option -- 'I'
Tihomir Mitkov
Posted 2016-03-14T15:36:06.727
Reputation: 387
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I just tried that and it works:
Remove other file systems (only their "Magick Numbers" actually)
$ wipefs --all /dev/sdc
Then make the file system directly on the device file, without any additional options
$ mkfs.exfat -n "8GB flash drive" /dev/sdc
Tihomir Mitkov
Posted 2016-03-14T15:36:06.727
Reputation: 387
FWIW single partition != partitionless – Tom Yan – 2016-03-15T12:15:58.007
You're using the wrong option: it should be
-v. – AFH – 2016-03-14T15:40:13.663Have you checked MANPAGE for this command ? http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/vivid/man8/mkexfatfs.8.html
– nex84 – 2016-03-14T15:42:25.040