Back up your files before formatting a USB drive in GParted to avoid data loss. After installing GParted, make sure to select the correct drive using the drop-down menu in the top-right corner. If you ...

Replace ntfs with fat32 or any other format as per your requirements. After formatting, DiskPart will automatically assign the letter to the new partition.

If you need to add an external drive to your Linux system, you might need to format it. If you want to learn how to do that process from the command line, here's your chance.