How To Re-Name a Flash Drive/External HDD in Linux Mint with The Gnome Disk Utility.

[bob466]

A few years ago I discovered how to do this in Linux Mint...which comes in very handy especially if you have two Flash Drives plugged in at once or if you have Booted to your Mint ISO...mounted the main Drive and want to transfer files to another Flash Drive.

Plug in Flash Drive or External HDD...then type...Disks in Search Box and hit Enter.

Then Select...Flash Drive or External HDD...which will be at the bottom of list...click black square to Unmount...then click Cog Wheels...Select...Edit File System.

Then type new Name ie Bob...click ...Change...click Black triangle to Mount...done.

Go to Computer and Double click...Flash Drive or External HDD named...Bob to Mount it on Desktop.

Note...Any Files or Folders on either Drives will not be affected by the name change.

The Flash Drive/HDD now looks like this...

 

[Condobloke]

That is good info, @bob466

 

[wendy-lebaron]

Best to make sure the drive is not plugged.

On terminal:
sudo e2label (device-destination) 'newname'

GNOME Disks is a very dangeous program to use for somebody who intensely dislikes typing in his/her password to do critical stuff to the system. It's because it should, but doesn't do like Synaptics Package Manager, demand the password before it's fired up at all. Using any Linux OS one cannot be even half as ignorant as using those other OS's.

 

[bob466]

Best to make sure the drive is not plugged.

On terminal:
sudo e2label (device-destination) 'newname'

GNOME Disks is a very dangeous program to use for somebody who intensely dislikes typing in his/her password to do critical stuff to the system. It's because it should, but doesn't do like Synaptics Package Manager, demand the password before it's fired up at all. Using any Linux OS one cannot be even half as ignorant as using those other OS's.

What are you going on about here and what has this to do with my Tutorial ?

Where does it say...type your password and what does it have to do with the System ?

The Mint Disk Utility or Gnome Disk Utility is a very handy tool that can do a number of tasks but I would not call it dangerous just like I would not call the Terminal dangerous either.

Do you think the Mods/Staff on this Forum would allow dangerous Terminal commands or Tutorials to be posted...something to think about.

 

[wendy-lebaron]

I'm convinced you guys don't like me unless I toot the same horn as you about an operating system that I didn't like. I was suggesting an alternative route; admittedly, it was bad. Really bad. However I'm going to make the point of avoiding you and many others that obviously don't like me contributing in the avenues that you are comfortable with.

 

[wizardfromoz]

I'm convinced...

You've only been here a little over 3 weeks, Wendy, it may be a little early for that?

Both of you could always try dialing it back a little with the assertiveness.

In a "city" of 62,000 people, there are bound to be a number of people who don't get on.

But there are always at least five ways to get from one side of the city to another, so take a different route.

As our esteemed leader says

"It's only a Forum, after all".

Friday here in Oz, so

Avagudweegend

Wizard