“Is this compatible with linux distros if I format it correctly?”

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• yep, I've used this drive on Ubuntu 19.04 with no issues. Inside is a normal SATA HDD so all the drives functionality is there.

  Answered by philtech 6 years ago

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• Yes. Most distros will read and write to NTFS as well as exFAT. You may or may not need to install exfat-utils based on the distro you use for the latter format. You can also format it to ext4 or other Linux exclusive file systems if you don't need compatibility with other OSes.

  Answered by KageMaru 6 years ago

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• I was able to backup both Linux Mint and Windows 7 computers without reformatting the Easystore external drive.

  Answered by Larry 6 years ago

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• Yes. The steps on formatting the WD drive vary from Distro to Distro. Rather than reinventing the wheel, here is a link explaining some of the details. https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Hard_Disk_Formatting/Partitioning_and_Mounting_in_Debian_Linux 13

  Answered by RafyDee 6 years ago

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