External usb drives with ubuntu

[Liam Proven]

On Mon, 14 Feb 2022 at 22:45, M.R.P. zensky via ubuntu-users
<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> Hello running ubuntu mate I am trying to use an external hard drive.

What format is the drive?

> I run sudo fdisk -l and the usb show up as /dev/sdc and ubuntu sees the drive

What do you mean "Ubuntu sees the drive"?

> but what do I have to do to read and write to the drive?

Mount it... but if it was connected when Ubuntu booted, or you plug it
in when booted, it should be automounted. *If* it's in a format Ubuntu
can read.

So, what format, and what version of Ubuntu?

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