Personally, I have a backup USB drive connected to my Debian based Samba file server.
Need to install the operating system for the first time? Need to quickly transfer files between systems? Looking for a place to backup your data? These are all potential use cases for a USB drive. Backgroundįor those that administer a physically present Linux server, a USB drive serves as an essential tool. It covers topics ranging from file system selection, all the way to creating a mount point on your system. Do you want to use a USB drive on your Linux server, but you are not sure how to manage the USB drive from the terminal? This article explains how to format and mount a USB drive in the Linux terminal.
