- 1). Connect your USB drive to your machine. Simply plug it into an available USB port.
- 2). Install GParted. You can use the terminal to install GParted by typing sudo apt-get install Gparted or you can use Add/Remove program.
- 3). Run GParted. In the terminal, type sudo GParted. Or choose GParted from the Applications | System Tools menu.
- 4). Click the GParted menu at the top of the screen. Select "Devices" and choose your USB Drive.
- 5). Click "Device." Click "Create Partition Table" and choose the type of table. GPT works best with Linux.
- 6). Select an unused portion of the drive. Click "New." This will open the partition setup interface.
- 7). Choose partition size, file system and label. Use the capacity of the disk for partition size if you want a single partition. Choose a different size if you'd like to make several partitions. Choose FAT32 for your file system if you'll also be using this drive on a Windows machine as well. Choose HFS or HFS+ to make the drive readable by a Macintosh. Choose ext2 or ext3 for best compatibility with Fedora.
- 8). Click "Apply." Wait for the process to complete. Your drive is ready to use.
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