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How to actually format a USB stick on Linux

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How to actually format a USB stick on Linux

Every guide on the internet is wrong except this one. This is for drives up to 2TB.

Make the partition table

fdisk /dev/sdx
o   create a new empty MBR (DOS) partition table
n   add a new partition
# accept all defaults
# remove signature if prompted
t   change a partition type
0b  for 'W95 FAT32'
w   write table to disk and exit

Make the partition

mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n UPPERELEVEN /dev/sdx1 # name in uppercase and <= 11 characters