0

Gnome Disks makes users select "Custom" sometimes and type in what partition they want. If I do this to try to create an unformatted partition it says "Unknown" afterwards and also produces an error dialog.

What is the method to create an unformatted partition using Gnome disks?

G.W.
  • 643
  • 1
    Well, the resulting partition created this way (entering an invalid type) is unformatted... You either have to ignore the error message or use a different tool, like GParted instead of Disks. – Byte Commander Apr 27 '18 at 21:18
  • I need to create an exfat partition, so I had to abandon GParted (unfortunately). Further, GParted only allows MiB sizes whereas Disks uses MB sizes. So I would rather create the unformatted partition using Disks since I HAVE to use Disks to create the exfat. Do you know of a "formal" way to create an unformatted partition using Gnome Disks? – G.W. Apr 27 '18 at 21:25
  • Why do you want to create an unformatted partition first and then format it to exfat later? Just do both at once, as described e.g. here. – Byte Commander Apr 27 '18 at 21:45
  • The reason is because I am formatting a flash drive and having extra (unformatted) space allows for the health (and speed) of the drive, especially when TRIM is not operational. – G.W. Apr 27 '18 at 21:49

0 Answers0