Doesn't warn before formatting the system partition
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Version: 3.28.3
I managed to format my system drive to NTFS by accident, the UI did nothing to prevent it or even warn me.
Last week I was formatting a thumb drive to NTFS. I forgot to select it and my system NVME was selected. I noticed it after I created the NTFS partition but it made no sense since my laptop was running well... I though: it must be a bug in the UI and nothing serious. I'm used to partition programs that allow you to design the partitions and then you click a button to actually write your desired partition map.
End result: My system NVME was formatted to NTFS, grub was still present in the drive. I though I had my boot damaged but no: I lost all my data.
Can we make the argument: Is the user an idiot?
Yes.
Does Gnome Disks UI is UX friendly?
No.
Does it prevents the user from formatting the system partition/drive or mistakes in general?
No.
I believe Gnome Disks must warn/prevent the user from formatting the system drive.
The fact the partition is created right away without a second step makes mistakes very easy.
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| summary: |
- UI allows dangerous mistakes + Doesn't warn before formatting the system partition |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Thank you for your bug report, I'm not going to try to format my system partition but if there is no warning in the case one user try to do that it's an issue. Could ypu perhaps report it upstream as well on
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