How to Know What Filesystem External Harddrive is Using

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How can I tell what file system an external hard drive has using Debian?



I have opened it via the GUI, but there is nothing listed for 'filesystem type'



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    Use gparted.
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How can I tell what file system an external hard drive has using Debian?



I have opened it via the GUI, but there is nothing listed for 'filesystem type'



no filesystem










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    Use gparted.
    – Ipor Sircer
    Nov 23 at 19:29










  • You can use mount command
    – Romeo Ninov
    Nov 23 at 19:37












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How can I tell what file system an external hard drive has using Debian?



I have opened it via the GUI, but there is nothing listed for 'filesystem type'



no filesystem










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How can I tell what file system an external hard drive has using Debian?



I have opened it via the GUI, but there is nothing listed for 'filesystem type'



no filesystem







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  • 2




    Use gparted.
    – Ipor Sircer
    Nov 23 at 19:29










  • You can use mount command
    – Romeo Ninov
    Nov 23 at 19:37












  • 2




    Use gparted.
    – Ipor Sircer
    Nov 23 at 19:29










  • You can use mount command
    – Romeo Ninov
    Nov 23 at 19:37







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Use gparted.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 23 at 19:29




Use gparted.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 23 at 19:29












You can use mount command
– Romeo Ninov
Nov 23 at 19:37




You can use mount command
– Romeo Ninov
Nov 23 at 19:37










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findmnt -o source,fstype



cat /proc/mounts



blkid






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  • What is the difference between cat /proc/mounts and mount command?
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Unsure why I am being downvoted, but I was able to find the information using:



fdisk -l, which returns:



Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 1953521663 1953519616 931.5G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT





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  • This command shows the partition type, not the filesystem on it.
    – Ipor Sircer
    Nov 24 at 17:15










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findmnt -o source,fstype



cat /proc/mounts



blkid






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  • What is the difference between cat /proc/mounts and mount command?
    – Romeo Ninov
    Nov 23 at 20:12














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findmnt -o source,fstype



cat /proc/mounts



blkid






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  • What is the difference between cat /proc/mounts and mount command?
    – Romeo Ninov
    Nov 23 at 20:12












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findmnt -o source,fstype



cat /proc/mounts



blkid






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findmnt -o source,fstype



cat /proc/mounts



blkid







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  • What is the difference between cat /proc/mounts and mount command?
    – Romeo Ninov
    Nov 23 at 20:12
















  • What is the difference between cat /proc/mounts and mount command?
    – Romeo Ninov
    Nov 23 at 20:12















What is the difference between cat /proc/mounts and mount command?
– Romeo Ninov
Nov 23 at 20:12




What is the difference between cat /proc/mounts and mount command?
– Romeo Ninov
Nov 23 at 20:12












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Unsure why I am being downvoted, but I was able to find the information using:



fdisk -l, which returns:



Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 1953521663 1953519616 931.5G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT





share|improve this answer






















  • This command shows the partition type, not the filesystem on it.
    – Ipor Sircer
    Nov 24 at 17:15














up vote
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Unsure why I am being downvoted, but I was able to find the information using:



fdisk -l, which returns:



Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 1953521663 1953519616 931.5G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT





share|improve this answer






















  • This command shows the partition type, not the filesystem on it.
    – Ipor Sircer
    Nov 24 at 17:15












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up vote
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Unsure why I am being downvoted, but I was able to find the information using:



fdisk -l, which returns:



Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 1953521663 1953519616 931.5G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT





share|improve this answer














Unsure why I am being downvoted, but I was able to find the information using:



fdisk -l, which returns:



Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 1953521663 1953519616 931.5G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT






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  • This command shows the partition type, not the filesystem on it.
    – Ipor Sircer
    Nov 24 at 17:15
















  • This command shows the partition type, not the filesystem on it.
    – Ipor Sircer
    Nov 24 at 17:15















This command shows the partition type, not the filesystem on it.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 24 at 17:15




This command shows the partition type, not the filesystem on it.
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