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# Add data disk
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I'm trying to add a 1TB SSD drive to banky, connected to the mainboard,
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to use it as a data disk.
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I used `fdisk -l` to list the connected disks. The SSD already appeared
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there.
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I then partitioned this disk with `fdisk /dev/sda/` (/dev/sda was the
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given name for the disk. The exact name for your case can be checked by
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running `fdisk -l`). The command for partitioning is `n`.
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Now it's time for formatting. After some reading, apparently the right
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choice for a linux data disk would to use `ext4`. But bear in mind this
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is not compatible with windows and macos. If you have a disk that would
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like to use across different OS systems, you can pick `fat32`.
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To format, pick the partition (you can find it with `lsblk`) and use the
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mkfs command.
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Well that was the theory, because it didn't work for me. I ended up using
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Debian's GUI disk tool. Two clicks and done.
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Finally, the disk needs to be mounted. To do so on every boot, you need
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to add a line like this one to `/etc/fstab`.
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```
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UUID=66d23b74-677d-4122-8e67-4bc88ea03b18 /media/data_disk/ auto rw,user,auto 0 0
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```
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Where the UUID should be one for the disk (you can find it out with `blkid`
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or some other of the disk utilities) and the path should exist.
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