When fdisk shows type is Empty, this happens in U16.04; Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.27.1). Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them. Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sdf: 7.2 GiB, 7759462400 bytes, 15155200 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0x55c3dcb6 Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sdf1 * 0 4620287 4620288 2.2G 0 Empty /dev/sdf2 1544 2375 832 416K ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1021375 Title: Nautilus says the USB stick is read only when it is not To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/1021375/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs