Re: Gparted will not label an existing FAT32 partition
On Fri 11 Nov 2016 at 13:51:41 -0600, Michael Milliman wrote:
> On 11/11/2016 09:47 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >Several years ago I purchased an external 1 TB USB connected drive for
> >backups.
> >The base of the enclosure says it is a Seagate drive.
> >Partitions:
> > #1 is ntfs 293 GiB [146 GiB used] labeled "FreeAgent GoFlex Drive"
> > #2 is extended partition for remainder of drive
> > #5 is fat32 62.5 GiB [31.5 GiB used] with no label
> >
> >
> >I successfully mounted partitions 1 and 5. Both are readable and contain
> >files from unknown Windows machines. On my Windows Desktop hardware
> >C:\Documents and Settings\user\Recent indicates that it had been used on
> >that machine back in 2011. There is similar evidence that it had been used
> >on my Windows Laptop in 2012. Neither machine reports files with "goflex"
> >in filename {case insensitive search}.
> >
> >I attempted to label partition 5 with Gparted, but the "Label" menu option
> >was greyed out.
> >The "Label" option was available for partition 1. I had no problem
> >creating partition 6 as fat32 and labeling it.
> >
> It has been some time since I have had to do anything similar. However, as I
> recall, if the partition is mounted, gparted will not add/change the label.
> You have to unmount the partition first, which gparted will do (with a
> different command). Once unmounted, gparted is then willing to modify the
> partition. I know this sounds obvious, but then sometimes it is the most
> obvious things we overlook:-)
You are 100% correct about not having the partition mounted. It does
lead to the labelling option being greyed out. Easy enough to overlook,
as you say.
It turns out the actual issue is one of not having a suggested package,
mtools, installed.
--
Brian.
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