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21Dec2017  GParted
I reformated a 32Gb USB memory stick 
Then I had to change ownership
see "/media/bill/HOWELL_BASE/System_maintenance/Linux/chown notes.txt"
Edit, then use script "/media/bill/HOWELL_BASE/System_maintenance/Linux/chown - edit & run.sh"





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Google search "Linux and format USB drive as ext4" 

http://okomestudio.net/biboroku/?p=291
Formatting a USB Drive with ext4 for Use with Linux
Posted on March 27, 2009 by Taro	

https://askubuntu.com/questions/724081/how-to-format-a-fat32-usb-as-ext4


https://askubuntu.com/questions/149984/formatting-usb-flash-memory-for-ubuntu-ext4
I was having a similar problem. I resolved this by first unmounting the partition via cli:
sudo umount /dev/sdb1 (or whatever your usb is)
Then formatting the partition for ext4 (it cannot be formatted while mounted/in use):
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1
That should do the trick, worked for me.
answered May 9 '13 at 17:08, Lukashka

http://www.eassos.com/how-to/how-to-format-a-flash-drive.php
good background description






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