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 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1826391 Title: UI allows dangerous mistakes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/1826391/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs