Reformatting External

[ssharps711]

I need help reformatting my external GParted is stuck on Scanning all devices. Any idea how I might go about this in another way?

[logos34]

There's the dd command. Run in a terminal:

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb conv=notrunc

(replace 'sdb' with your actual external hard disk)

Just be careful--be absolutely certain that you get the right device

sudo fdisk -l