Barry wrote, On 12/11/2013 10:07 PM: > Hi All > > I just purchased a 1TB drive which uses usb3 & usb2. It is formatted > NTFS-3G in a single partition. I would like to divide it and reformat > it with ext3 or ext4. There are some Registration files etc from > Seagate on it & 2 printed pages of instructions in sign language. > > Before I do so have you wise men any gotcha's I should be aware of.
None - since its already empty of files you care about, just format it. There's little reason to partion external drives, and it becomes a PITA later when you want just three more meg... Sadly, NTFS is actually a half-decent filesystem for storing your stuff, because it can be read and written by linux and windows, not too sure about mac support. -- CF
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