What I need is to 100% clear and un-format a 3TB drive. Nothing more. It seems doing this from GParted, however when I try to put information onto the drive after formatting with another source, it says the drive is full. This is not a problem with the other source because it was able to copy to my 2nd 3TB drive very well and quickly. Can anyone help me to reset this drive? I am currently away from home, but I am using the Ubuntu "Disks" app to format it, and I have it set to overwrite existing data. Will edit if that changed it.
Ubuntu – Using Gparted to Completely Clear A Drive
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Best Answer
If you want to have a really blank disk just do
Under normal conditions this is not necessary but it may be necessary to swipe out the beginning and the end of the disk, because there may be data of a secondary GPT at the end of the disk.
So what I do to clean a disk is:
Now, no OS installer of my knowledge finds any old partitions nor any old installed OS and will setup the disk right correct to the BIOS- and OS-settings (MBR or GPT).