https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523462
Bug ID: 523462
Summary: Internal NVMe Boot Drive incorrectly displayed as
"Removable" in Dolphin and Disks & Devices Applet
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version First master
Reported In:
Platform: Ubuntu
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: System Tray widget
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: 1.0
DESCRIPTION
An internal NVMe boot drive is being incorrectly categorized as a "Removable
Device" within the KDE Plasma desktop environment. It appears in the Dolphin
sidebar under removable devices and triggers the "Disks & Devices" system tray
applet, offering an option to "Safely Remove" the primary OS drive.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. The behavior appeared after moving the drive from a previous system to this
new motherboard, despite the filesystem remaining intact and booting normally.
OBSERVED RESULT
The drive is treated as a removable medium by the KDE UI layer, despite all
hardware and OS-level flags indicating it is internal.
EXPECTED RESULT
The boot drive should be recognized as an internal system disk and should not
appear in the "Removable Devices" list or the "Safely Remove" menu.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System :KUBUNTU 26.04 LTS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.24.0
Qt Version: 6.10.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Kernel Level: The kernel correctly identifies the device as internal. lsblk
output shows RM=0 for the device.
Hardware Level: BIOS/UEFI settings have been verified; PCIe Hot-Plug is
disabled for all slots to ensure no "removable" flags are sent to the OS.
Persistence: The issue persists across reboots and remains even after applying
udev rules (UDISKS_FILESYSTEM_SHARED="0" and UDISKS_POLICY="ignore"),
suggesting that the Plasma Shell/Dolphin UI is caching or misinterpreting
device properties independently of standard udisks2 overrides.
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