On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 11:47 AM Joe wrote: > > On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:53:41 -0400 > Lee wrote: > > > My old laptop died; I just got a new one and it has _no_ optical > > drive. But the Debian install from flash instructions were excellent > > & I now have a laptop running Debian. > > > > My question is: how do I reformat the flash drive so it's usable as a > > "normal" flash drive again? > > > > Nothing I tried worked.. I ended up putting the thumb drive in a > > Windows machine and formatting it there; it would be nice to know how > > to restore the thumb drive to working order on Debian. > > > > Experience suggests that if it will be used on a Windows machine, e.g. > for file transfer, it's probably best to format it in Windows.
Yes, but I did the "burn the boats" thing with my new desktop & wiped windows and installed debian. My remaining Windows 10 machine goes end of life... at the end of the year? So I need to learn how to live without windows -- which I have mostly. I just haven't adjusted to Linux and the horrible UI :( Or how user _un_friendly linux can be. Whoever came up with scroll bars that play hide & seek should be tarred & feathered. Lee
