Format USB FAT32 in Ubuntu

Step 1: Locate USB Drive

Open the terminal and run the following command: df

Step 2: Unmount and Format USB Drive

Unmount the USB drives before formatting. To do so, run this command:

 sudo umount /dev/sdb1 

After unmounting, format the USB drive using the preferred file system (replace sdb1 with the name of your device):

• To format a USB drive with FAT32 file system, use: ```

sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1

## Step 3: Verify USB Drive Formatting Confirm the formatting process has completed successfully: 

sudo fsck /dev/sdb1

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