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my book duo (16tb) linux format
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  1. install WD Drive Utilities on Mac OS
  2. convert to JBOD/EXFAT and turn off Drive Sleep
  3. plug into linux
sudo parted /dev/sd<num>
print
rm 1 (and others)
mklabel gpt
unit TB
mkpart primary 0.00TB 8.00TB
print
quit

then sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sd<num> and use the UUID to generate fstab entries:

UUID=<UUIDHERE> /media/hd1 ext4 defaults 0 0

then sudo mount -a to reload fstab and mount (mkdir your mountpoints first)

@beaulieumichel
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I followed the instructions for a MyBookDuo 20TB configured for RAID1 Mirror. And created a xfs filesystem.
Thanks for the guidance.

@yohhaan
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yohhaan commented Apr 12, 2021

To use both disks as 1 volume (with LUKS encryption): https://gist.github.com/yohhaan/3127792dc1570e4c4636b2fb142f0462

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