How do you scan for a newly attached hard drive on a system?

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Use 'lsblk' command to scan for new hard drives attached to the system.

  • Open terminal and type 'lsblk' command

  • Check for any new devices listed in the output

  • Alternatively, use 'fdisk -l' command to list...read more

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If the new drive isn't listed, run sudo echo "- - -" > /sys/class/scsi_host/host*/scan (replace host...read more
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