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diff --git a/hasPartitionTable.go b/hasPartitionTable.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// HasPartitionTable runs `parted <device> print` and returns:
+// - true if the disk has a recognized partition table
+// - false if it's unrecognized or empty
+func hasPartitionTable(dev string) (bool, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("parted", "-s", dev, "print")
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &out
+	cmd.Stderr = &out
+
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	output := out.String()
+
+	// Check for known "no label" pattern
+	if strings.Contains(output, "unrecognised disk label") ||
+		strings.Contains(output, "unrecognized disk label") ||
+		strings.Contains(output, "Error") {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("parted failed: %w: %s", err, output)
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}