Format External Storage
Bug #1184876 reported by
D. Šafar
This bug affects 4 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files |
Confirmed
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
There is no 'Format' option for USB drive pens when they're right clicked. Formating has to be done manually from terminal.
Revision history for this message
| CruelAngel (hendricha) wrote | #1 |
| summary: |
- Files is missing Format feature for USB pens + Format External Storage |
| Changed in pantheon-files: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Revision history for this message
| swizzle (el-ferreira-deactivatedaccount) wrote | #2 |
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I know Windows Explorer has this option, but I'm not sure if any file browsers for linux have options for this (at least Nautilus does not have such feature), there's usually a disk/partition management app shipped with the distribution, that can do this. I'm not sure, but I think elementary ships with Gnome Disk Utility (AKA palimpset), that provides graphical UI for formating partitions/disks.
I personally would vote for not adding such feature to Files. Maybe adding "Open with Disk Utility" to the drop-down menu on partitions, if possible? (palimpset can be parametered from the command line to open at certain volume/disk)