{"id":734,"date":"2021-11-20T18:56:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T18:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/knowledge-base\/kb\/formatting-an-internal-hard-drive\/"},"modified":"2021-11-21T15:10:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:10:54","password":"","slug":"formatting-an-internal-hard-drive","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/article\/formatting-an-internal-hard-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Formatting An Internal Hard Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re familiar with this process on a T8-S, it is exactly the same procedurally.<\/p>\n<p>For everyone else, please watch a video<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"DroidBOX T8-S Plus How To\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TaV1bc8Y-Ro?start=294&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>4 minutes 54 second is the relevant part (the rest is the How To Video for the T8-S Plus)<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re interested in pausing at around 8 minutes 26.<br \/>\nFormat internal HDD is the menu entry you want.<\/p>\n<h4>PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REMOVE ALL USB STORAGE DEVICES BEFORE CLICKING THIS OPTION.<br \/>\nopenELEC\/Linux does not differentiate between internally connected and USB connected drives.<\/h4>\n<p>Click this menu entry and confirm your choice.<br \/>\nContinue to watch video after that to see how to switch back to Android if you prefer.<br \/>\nAfter the process has finished the drive will show in openELEC and Android (I&#8217;d recommend ES File Explorer, expand the LOCAL menu on the left). 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