[Bug 484252] Re: Format action wipes all partitions
tsultana
chaz.anton at gmail.com
Wed Oct 26 01:23:44 UTC 2011
I would like to propose my original request.
Fix it so that it works on the partition selected and not the entire
disk. A warning is a poor substitute.
If it cannot be done then I suggest the usb-creator be removed from the
standard installation of Ubuntu.
It is a stick of dynamite in an otherwise stable product.
I think my proposal has gained credibility over the last 2 years and
countless GB of data lost by unsuspecting users.
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Title:
Format action wipes all partitions
Status in “usb-creator” package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Bug description:
Binary package hint: usb-creator
I have two partitions on my stick: FAT-32 boot partition and Ext-4 without journal one. So, the program shows: 1) FAT partions, Ext 4 partition, Whole drive.
I can only choose one item in the list: fat, ext4 or whole drive. I suppose the utility only formats selected partition (and leaves other ones alone) or formats the whole drive into Fat-32. But it doesn't. It formats the whole stick into one big Fat-32 partition, which is highly inconsistent.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Nov 17 18:41:18 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.12
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: usb-creator
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-020632rc6-generic x86_64
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