

Depending on the size of the flash drive, it will take three to four minutes for GParted to complete the process. Right-click on the device again after it is unmounted and hover over "Format to." Select the desired file system type - RiserFS, linux-swap, Ext 2, Ext 3, FAT16 or Fat32, for example - and click "Apply" in the toolbar.Right-click on the device in the main GParted window and click "Unmount." It may take a few minutes for the device to be unmounted Hover over "Devices" and select your USB flash drive from the list (dev/sdb1, for example). Go to the Ubuntu main menu after the installation is complete, move your cursor over "System," select "Administration" and click "Partition Editor." Enter your administrator password when prompted and click "OK.".This will download and install GParted, which is an open-source drive partitioning program Enter your Ubuntu administrator password when prompted and press Enter.Open the main menu, move your cursor over "Accessories" and then click on "Terminal." At the terminal prompt, type sudo apt-get install gparted and press Enter. Plug your flash drive into an empty USB port and back up any data on the drive.Please replace /dev/sdb1 with your corresponding device.

Issue the command below to format the new volume: sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1 Once again pay attention to this name as there will not be any protection to prevent you to erase an other disk.
