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** Summary changed: - Control Center->Disks cannot create ext4 partition on 5 TB external USB drive + Disks cannot create ext4 partition on 5 TB external USB drive -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1797718 Title: Disks cannot create ext4 partition on 5 TB external USB drive Status in gnome-disk-utility package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I deleted the pre-existing NTFS and got a drive with all space unallocated. When I tried to create an ext4 partition, I got an error about the size of the partition. Closed Control Center->Disks and used gParted. No problem creating the ext4 partition. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-disk-utility 3.28.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: ufsd ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Sat Oct 13 15:40:29 2018 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-disks InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-06 (99 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) ProcEnviron: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SHELL=/bin/bash LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SourcePackage: gnome-disk-utility UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/1797718/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

