I was using balenaEtcher to create a bootable ubuntu ISO on a USB drive, which I was suppose to use to install Ubuntu on my external harddrive (1TB ssd).
Somehow I didn’t pay attention when selecting the target drive, and chose my external harddrive instead of the USB, and it installed the bootable ISO on the wrong drive.
Now Windows only displays 4mb of space on the drive and I have no idea how to reconfigure my drive back to its original state.
Can anyone share a solution to this problem?
I would much appreciate it, as my external drive is now useless…
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Welcome @Asgerdl to the forums and sorry for that happening.
I personally use the free version of MiniTool Partition Wizard ( Best Free Partition Manager Software Tool for Windows (Sep 2019) ). I think it is easy to use - you could do the same things with windows board tools, but I especially list this tool as it is very verbose and you can see what you do there - which reduces mistakes - and this is what we want when we need to wipe a disk (don’t want to make it any worse by choosing some other disk by accident!).
So basically just install, load the tool, choose your external drive (double, trible check) - remove the small fat partition, recreate a big new partition of what-ever you want (maybe NTFS) and apply the changes :). This should get you back in business!
All the best
Nico
Hallo Nico,
Thanks, I really appreciate the quick response! 
I managed to use discmgmt.msc to remove the FAT partition, but now Windows do not display the harddisk…
So I guess i need to create a new partition? hopefully the software you suggested can help me with that.
Thanks again!
Hallo Asger
Yes, you can also use the Windows Tools like the Disk Mngmt, but actually I found the other tool more easy - it is basically a “gparted for Windows” like tool and works quite well, also in edge cases. You should be able to get it running in no time again
I must admit that I am a bit lost as to how I create a partition or if I should change the current “writable”? I does not show up on windows or is accesible.
You must right click on the wirtable partition and delete it via “Apply” on the left side. Ten the whole 1 TB space will be free and you can right click on it and create a new NTFS partition via “Apply”.
Hallo Nico,
I finally got it to work and now I have Ubuntu running on my external harddrive!
Thanks for all the help, much appreciated!
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