[Bradford] Unknown filesystem "nfts"

[bradlug at hackroyd.org.uk]

 Firstly, pity it is a Seagate. If ever I have had a drive go down it is a Seagate, and I've heard the same on podcasts. That over....
I never bother about what is already on a drive, I just format it first off. I just use ext4 because I don't ever want to use Windows. Having said that I do believe that Windows nowadays can do other file systems. Should you wish, a single command will install ZFS commands to your Ubuntu computer and you could put ZFS on the drive with all the advantages that it has. I confess I have not done this yet except in for a ZFS pool for LXC/LXD containers.
So, in summary, I wouldn't give it a second thought, just get Gparted launched a get on with the formatting. If you can get CCL to swap that drive for another, I'd do that. Nowadays It is definitely worth considering an SSD or a hybrid if you are wanting a very big drive and you find SSD to be too expensive.
Doubtless we will all be on-line tomorrow for a meeting so that would be a good place to ask questions too.
Brian

    On Sunday, 6 June 2021, 00:46:55 CEST, Moanin via Bradford <bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:  
 
 Hi Folks,

I purchased an external Seagate Basic drive for backup and storage 
purposes. The enquiries I made prior to purchase, repeated on a few 
sites, was that if it works on 'doze it will work on Linux. To date I 
haven't found anything to contradict that.

I made the mistake of buying from CCL. Once upon a time you could ask at 
the counter and they would respond with "We don't officially support 
{your OS if it's not 'Doze} but off the record and as a Linux user 
myself (or call across to a Linux user to help) I'd suggest . . ."

Nowadays it's "if yer don't got 'Doze we'ze don't want ter 'noze". Brick 
wall. Hence my last ever purchase from CCL has already taken place.

My laptop picks up nothing. My Pc says "Unable to access "Seagate Basic" 
and puts the Unknown filesystem "nfts" on the next line.

It's fairly obvious I can format this drive but what is the recommended 
file system to format it to? Do I need to leave the 1MB "boot" bit at 
the beginning?

The use purpose is to first of all back up the laptop so I can reinstall 
the OS and add a little reconfiguration, than rinse and repeat with the 
PC after installing a bigger hdd. Thereafter use it as a regular backup 
drive including the rsync backups for the VPSs.

TIA,

Mike

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