Managing storage devices is a core Linux administration skill. This guide covers identifying, formatting, and mounting drives on any Linux distribution.

List Available Drives

lsblk
sudo fdisk -l

Format a Partition

sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1

Mount the Drive

sudo mkdir /mnt/data
sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/data

Persist Mount on Boot

Add to /etc/fstab:

/dev/sdb1  /mnt/data  ext4  defaults  0  2