How test the external hard disk drive on Linux Mint / Ubuntu

in f3 •  7 years ago 

Tested on external hard drive Transcend 35T3 (3 TB capacity)
OS: Linux Mint XFCE

Steps:

  1. Install F3 (Test real flash memory capacity)

  2. Open terminal & follow the instruction:

To list all block devices, type (please ignore >>>):

lsblk

After identifying your external device (in this case, the external hdd is /dev/sdb), type:

sudo f3probe --destructive --time-ops /dev/sdb

The whole process was completed in few minutes, however it depends on the capacity & speed of your device.

Hope this helps, cheers.

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sweet! I alwways allways need Linux help! I have a fast, powerful, dedicated Linux machine.....no idea how to use it, but it is powerful!

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