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| Re: need a dd copy line to zero fill thi |
| 10 Oct 23 18:38:08 |
From: usenet@writer.com On 10/10/2023 6:27 PM, bilsch01 wrote: > I have a 8GB thumb drive that used to be a ubuntu installer. In the > middle of the space there is some tiny system partition - for some > reason. I want to wipe the whole drive and start out new. Windows wont > format it. GPARTED won't delete the partitions. I don't care about what > this drive is all about. > > Can somebody please tell me a dd copy command line that will zero-fill > this drive? > > Thanks for your help. Bill S. Windows wont format the drive because it says it's read only, however DISKPART tells me it's not read only. Can't I just zero fill it and start over? --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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