Public bug reported:
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.
** Affects: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1826391
Title:
UI allows dangerous mistakes
Status in gnome-disk-utility package in Ubuntu:
New
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.
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