[clug] Getting rid of a partition on a USB drive

[Boyd]

Probably just a "U3" flash drive, nuke it with gparted as long as you've
backed up your data first, of course.

On 08/04/2011 8:50 PM, "Paul Wayper" <paulway at mabula.net> wrote:
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> On 04/08/2011 08:23 AM, jhock wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have a 2GB USB drive. I stupidly put it into a M$ operating system and
>> it now has two drives. I think one is for the annoyingly stupid waste
>> bin. So now I have a 1.5 gb drive /dev/sdb and a ~480 mb
>> drive /dev/sdc.
>
> I suspect this isn't anything to do with Windows. The Cruzer USB key that
I
> have has this annoying software that says 'oh let me help you by
pretending to
> be a CD drive with drivers for stupid operating systems, and I'll also
provide
> you with an annoying program that runs every time you plug me into a
Windows
> system that helps you organise your stuff because you're completely
incapable
> of doing it on your own, and don't worry because no-one could possibly
subvert
> this and use it as a vector to install viruses or malware.'
>
> It's a pain, and I believe there are utilities out there to nuke it. It's
the
> only way to be sure.
>
> As Craig says, a device will turn up as (e.g.) /dev/sdb and its partitions
are
> numbered /dev/sdb1, /dev/sdb2, /dev/sdb3 and so on from there. To get a
> second device indicates that the USB key actually thinks it's two separate
> drives. Check your dmesg or /var/log/messages to see what the kernel
thinks
> was actually plugged in - this may help explain what's going on.
>
> Have fun,
>
> Paul
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