Search results
- Its nice and easy in Disks app. Just plug in your drive, select it, press the cog. Edit Mount Options Change the label and/or display name.
forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=391888
People also ask
How do I rename a hard drive in Windows 10?
Is there a way to rename a drive in Linux?
How do I rename a partition in Linux?
How to rename a USB drive without reformatting it?
How to change partition name in Windows 10?
How do I change the name of a device in Linux?
Apr 17, 2019 · You can always name an EXT file-system. With GPT you can name a partition too. I would boot a Live Session Mint and use the Accessory gparted to do that. Your mount instructions in File /etc/fstab would need to be manually edited and a new mount point (folder) made.
Sep 20, 2019 · It is really simple. In your Linux distribution (in my case at the moment of writing Zorin OS 15, but it works for every distribution as long as you have the Disks application) follow the next simple steps to rename a partition without the hassle of reformatting: 1) Go to your applications. 2) Search for Disks.
Oct 12, 2013 · I have a secondary internal HDD to store auxiliary data. I want to give it a better name. How do I do it?
Jan 7, 2016 · sudo mlabel -i /dev/sdb1 -s ::"LABEL HERE ". Windows: There are at least 6 separate command line tools used to label a partition - the program used depends on the partition's filesystem type: For FAT16 and FAT32 partitions, use mlabel from the mtools package.
Aug 1, 2012 · Your best option is to manually determine the drives by plugging the first drive into the SATA port, give it a NAME in your OS (Windows or Linux), label the cable physically, and then attach the second drive to SATA and give it a label.
Jun 10, 2016 · You can use GParted to rename partition. To install GParted use, $ sudo apt-get install gparted. Launch GParted -> Unmount the drive -> Rename by setting new label. For more info visit this website.
Nov 1, 2011 · To find the partition you want to re-label, you first have to find the disk drive that contains it, using the drop-down menu in the upper right. It will show a device name like /dev/sdb and the drive's total size in parentheses.
