install and setup a 5TB 2.5" SATA in a laptop running Linux Mint

# fdisk -l /dev/sdb
# parted /dev/sdb
(parted) mklabel gpt
(parted) unit TB
(parted) mkpart primary 0.00TB 5.00TB
(parted) print
(parted) quit

# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1
# mkdir /home/luser/files
# mount /dev/sdb1 /home/luser/files
# df -h
# vi /etc/fstab
/dev/sdb1   /home/luser/files             ext4    errors=remount-ro 0      1
# mount -a
# rsync -av --progress someserver:/home/luser/files/ /home/luser/files/