


So for this guide when you see exFAT just know you can replace that with any file system. The exFAT file system is compatible with every operating system and is a more modern version that eliminates the 4GB file size limit of FAT32. We will be changing a flash drive from FAT32 to exFAT. So before you format anything, backup your important files. Luckily for you formatting a flash drive on Linux is pretty straight forward and will only take a few minutes.īefore we get started though a word of warning: formatting a USB flash drive or external hard drive will wipe the data contained therein. The assumption is that if you are rocking Linux in any flavor you are a world renowned hacker extraordinaire, but that isn't always the case.
