How do I rename a USB drive?
How exactly would I rename a USB drive?
I've read that you can go into the Disk Utility, click on Edit Partition, and there is an option to rename the label but I can't click in the area to rename.
Is there any other way?
usb-drive disk disk-utility
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:47
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How exactly would I rename a USB drive?
I've read that you can go into the Disk Utility, click on Edit Partition, and there is an option to rename the label but I can't click in the area to rename.
Is there any other way?
usb-drive disk disk-utility
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:47
wjandrea
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asked Feb 12 '12 at 21:02
MuhnamanaMuhnamana
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add a comment |
How exactly would I rename a USB drive?
I've read that you can go into the Disk Utility, click on Edit Partition, and there is an option to rename the label but I can't click in the area to rename.
Is there any other way?
usb-drive disk disk-utility
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:47
wjandrea
9,24442563
asked Feb 12 '12 at 21:02
MuhnamanaMuhnamana
82631534
How exactly would I rename a USB drive?
I've read that you can go into the Disk Utility, click on Edit Partition, and there is an option to rename the label but I can't click in the area to rename.
Is there any other way?
usb-drive disk disk-utility
usb-drive disk disk-utility
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:47
wjandrea
9,24442563
asked Feb 12 '12 at 21:02
MuhnamanaMuhnamana
82631534
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:47
wjandrea
9,24442563
asked Feb 12 '12 at 21:02
MuhnamanaMuhnamana
82631534
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:47
wjandrea
9,24442563
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:47
wjandrea
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edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:47
wjandrea
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asked Feb 12 '12 at 21:02
MuhnamanaMuhnamana
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asked Feb 12 '12 at 21:02
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First, obtain the location of your USB drive:
sudo fdisk -l
Assuming that your device location is /dev/sdb1/:
You can safely check the current label without any side effects by issuing the following command:
sudo file /dev/sdb1 -s
Most USB sticks are formatted using FAT16/FAT32. To change the label via the prompt, use the mlabel command. The label of a FAT filesystem requires to be exactely 11 characters. No more, no less. When characters are omitted, spaces are added at the beginning, and seemingly random characters are appended at the end.
Install the mtools package (GNU Tools for MSDOS filesystems):
sudo apt-get install mtools
Then you might need to configure the mtools drives settings, hence add the following two lines to /etc/mtools.conf (you will need sudo to edit)
# second and third drives, first partition
drive u: file="/dev/sdb1"
drive v: file="/dev/sdc1"
Having saved, you should then be able to look at your USB drive in (say) /dev/sdb1 as drive u:
sudo mtools -v u:
(See comments ....)
Then relabel:
sudo mlabel -i /dev/sdb1 -s ::"LABEL HERE "
For other filesystems (rarely used for USB sticks), see this page.
edited Jan 30 at 17:24
MikeW
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answered Feb 12 '12 at 22:02
Rob WRob W
1,97211319
1
I also found when using the Disk Utility, I had to unmount the volume before it would allow me to rename the label.
– Muhnamana
Feb 13 '12 at 0:56
2
Just a heads up - You may have to dosudo nano ~/.mtoolsrc, then add "mtools_skip_check=1" to the file and save it in order to change the label of your USB.
– Krieger
Jan 29 '17 at 20:38
Just to restate, the skip-check setting is probably required ....
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 12:08
add a comment |
- Open "Disks" application
- Select the flash drive in the panel on the left
Press the Unmount button (should look like a "stop button")- Click on the gears icon ("More actions") and choose "Edit filesystem"
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:50
wjandrea
9,24442563
answered Dec 28 '12 at 16:16
Laurens HolstLaurens Holst
49145
I can't find this Utility in my application menu. What's its command line launcher please?
– Slyx
Feb 14 '14 at 15:07
What is the unmount volume button? The buttons don't seem to have tooltips -_-
– pfctdayelise
Sep 12 '16 at 5:17
1
On Ubuntu 16.04 you find the unmount button on the right side panel, after you select your flash drive, below the list of volumes. It should look like a square (like a "stop button"), and when you click it it will change in a triangle (like a "play button"). To change the flash drive label click on the gears icon and then on "edit file system".
– gerlos
Jan 16 '17 at 18:41
The executable is called disks. It can be run via ALT+F2
– moooeeeep
Oct 26 '17 at 11:35
1
The executable is calledgnome-diskson Ubuntu 14.04 and later.
– wjandrea
Jun 19 '18 at 16:53
add a comment |
None of the given answers worked for me on my 14.10 system.
I used gparted as described in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive.
sudo apt-get install gparted- open gparted
- choose the thumbdrive from the dropdown in the top-right corner
- unmount the volume (right-click on drive)
- right click and choose "label"
- click on green tick to apply changes
answered Feb 9 '15 at 16:22
krumpelstiltskinkrumpelstiltskin
1,19221325
4
None of the other solutions worked. This is the best way to do it. I would add another step: 6. Click on the green tick to accept the label change.
– Calabacin
Jan 26 '17 at 9:51
Additional comment on the gparted solution above ... I am using gparted version 0.25.0 which requires you to explicitly apply operations, so after typing the new label I had to [Edit || Apply All Operations], or Ctrl-Enter for the KB shortcut. Even at that, the 'mount' option was not enabled, but quitting gparted made the volume mount and appear again in the file browser.
– Mac Shout
Jun 19 '18 at 15:48
add a comment |
Right click on the drive you want to edit to bring up the properties window. Then the name will be highlighted by default. Just type your name and click enter.
answered Feb 12 '12 at 21:45
Jeremy JaredJeremy Jared
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Please tell me in which application I should do the right click. Thank you
– guettli
Oct 21 '14 at 8:22
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:20
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:21
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First, obtain the location of your USB drive:
sudo fdisk -l
Assuming that your device location is /dev/sdb1/:
You can safely check the current label without any side effects by issuing the following command:
sudo file /dev/sdb1 -s
Most USB sticks are formatted using FAT16/FAT32. To change the label via the prompt, use the mlabel command. The label of a FAT filesystem requires to be exactely 11 characters. No more, no less. When characters are omitted, spaces are added at the beginning, and seemingly random characters are appended at the end.
Install the mtools package (GNU Tools for MSDOS filesystems):
sudo apt-get install mtools
Then you might need to configure the mtools drives settings, hence add the following two lines to /etc/mtools.conf (you will need sudo to edit)
# second and third drives, first partition
drive u: file="/dev/sdb1"
drive v: file="/dev/sdc1"
Having saved, you should then be able to look at your USB drive in (say) /dev/sdb1 as drive u:
sudo mtools -v u:
(See comments ....)
Then relabel:
sudo mlabel -i /dev/sdb1 -s ::"LABEL HERE "
For other filesystems (rarely used for USB sticks), see this page.
edited Jan 30 at 17:24
MikeW
1237
answered Feb 12 '12 at 22:02
Rob WRob W
1,97211319
1
I also found when using the Disk Utility, I had to unmount the volume before it would allow me to rename the label.
– Muhnamana
Feb 13 '12 at 0:56
2
Just a heads up - You may have to dosudo nano ~/.mtoolsrc, then add "mtools_skip_check=1" to the file and save it in order to change the label of your USB.
– Krieger
Jan 29 '17 at 20:38
Just to restate, the skip-check setting is probably required ....
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 12:08
add a comment |
First, obtain the location of your USB drive:
sudo fdisk -l
Assuming that your device location is /dev/sdb1/:
You can safely check the current label without any side effects by issuing the following command:
sudo file /dev/sdb1 -s
Most USB sticks are formatted using FAT16/FAT32. To change the label via the prompt, use the mlabel command. The label of a FAT filesystem requires to be exactely 11 characters. No more, no less. When characters are omitted, spaces are added at the beginning, and seemingly random characters are appended at the end.
Install the mtools package (GNU Tools for MSDOS filesystems):
sudo apt-get install mtools
Then you might need to configure the mtools drives settings, hence add the following two lines to /etc/mtools.conf (you will need sudo to edit)
# second and third drives, first partition
drive u: file="/dev/sdb1"
drive v: file="/dev/sdc1"
Having saved, you should then be able to look at your USB drive in (say) /dev/sdb1 as drive u:
sudo mtools -v u:
(See comments ....)
Then relabel:
sudo mlabel -i /dev/sdb1 -s ::"LABEL HERE "
For other filesystems (rarely used for USB sticks), see this page.
edited Jan 30 at 17:24
MikeW
1237
answered Feb 12 '12 at 22:02
Rob WRob W
1,97211319
1
I also found when using the Disk Utility, I had to unmount the volume before it would allow me to rename the label.
– Muhnamana
Feb 13 '12 at 0:56
2
Just a heads up - You may have to dosudo nano ~/.mtoolsrc, then add "mtools_skip_check=1" to the file and save it in order to change the label of your USB.
– Krieger
Jan 29 '17 at 20:38
Just to restate, the skip-check setting is probably required ....
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 12:08
add a comment |
First, obtain the location of your USB drive:
sudo fdisk -l
Assuming that your device location is /dev/sdb1/:
You can safely check the current label without any side effects by issuing the following command:
sudo file /dev/sdb1 -s
Most USB sticks are formatted using FAT16/FAT32. To change the label via the prompt, use the mlabel command. The label of a FAT filesystem requires to be exactely 11 characters. No more, no less. When characters are omitted, spaces are added at the beginning, and seemingly random characters are appended at the end.
Install the mtools package (GNU Tools for MSDOS filesystems):
sudo apt-get install mtools
Then you might need to configure the mtools drives settings, hence add the following two lines to /etc/mtools.conf (you will need sudo to edit)
# second and third drives, first partition
drive u: file="/dev/sdb1"
drive v: file="/dev/sdc1"
Having saved, you should then be able to look at your USB drive in (say) /dev/sdb1 as drive u:
sudo mtools -v u:
(See comments ....)
Then relabel:
sudo mlabel -i /dev/sdb1 -s ::"LABEL HERE "
For other filesystems (rarely used for USB sticks), see this page.
edited Jan 30 at 17:24
MikeW
1237
answered Feb 12 '12 at 22:02
Rob WRob W
1,97211319
First, obtain the location of your USB drive:
sudo fdisk -l
Assuming that your device location is /dev/sdb1/:
You can safely check the current label without any side effects by issuing the following command:
sudo file /dev/sdb1 -s
Most USB sticks are formatted using FAT16/FAT32. To change the label via the prompt, use the mlabel command. The label of a FAT filesystem requires to be exactely 11 characters. No more, no less. When characters are omitted, spaces are added at the beginning, and seemingly random characters are appended at the end.
Install the mtools package (GNU Tools for MSDOS filesystems):
sudo apt-get install mtools
Then you might need to configure the mtools drives settings, hence add the following two lines to /etc/mtools.conf (you will need sudo to edit)
# second and third drives, first partition
drive u: file="/dev/sdb1"
drive v: file="/dev/sdc1"
Having saved, you should then be able to look at your USB drive in (say) /dev/sdb1 as drive u:
sudo mtools -v u:
(See comments ....)
Then relabel:
sudo mlabel -i /dev/sdb1 -s ::"LABEL HERE "
For other filesystems (rarely used for USB sticks), see this page.
edited Jan 30 at 17:24
MikeW
1237
answered Feb 12 '12 at 22:02
Rob WRob W
1,97211319
edited Jan 30 at 17:24
MikeW
1237
edited Jan 30 at 17:24
MikeW
1237
edited Jan 30 at 17:24
MikeW
1237
1237
answered Feb 12 '12 at 22:02
Rob WRob W
1,97211319
answered Feb 12 '12 at 22:02
Rob WRob W
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answered Feb 12 '12 at 22:02
Rob WRob W
1,97211319
1,97211319
1
I also found when using the Disk Utility, I had to unmount the volume before it would allow me to rename the label.
– Muhnamana
Feb 13 '12 at 0:56
2
Just a heads up - You may have to dosudo nano ~/.mtoolsrc, then add "mtools_skip_check=1" to the file and save it in order to change the label of your USB.
– Krieger
Jan 29 '17 at 20:38
Just to restate, the skip-check setting is probably required ....
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 12:08
add a comment |
1
I also found when using the Disk Utility, I had to unmount the volume before it would allow me to rename the label.
– Muhnamana
Feb 13 '12 at 0:56
2
Just a heads up - You may have to dosudo nano ~/.mtoolsrc, then add "mtools_skip_check=1" to the file and save it in order to change the label of your USB.
– Krieger
Jan 29 '17 at 20:38
Just to restate, the skip-check setting is probably required ....
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 12:08
1
1
I also found when using the Disk Utility, I had to unmount the volume before it would allow me to rename the label.
– Muhnamana
Feb 13 '12 at 0:56
I also found when using the Disk Utility, I had to unmount the volume before it would allow me to rename the label.
– Muhnamana
Feb 13 '12 at 0:56
2
2
Just a heads up - You may have to do
sudo nano ~/.mtoolsrc, then add "mtools_skip_check=1" to the file and save it in order to change the label of your USB.– Krieger
Jan 29 '17 at 20:38
Just a heads up - You may have to do
sudo nano ~/.mtoolsrc, then add "mtools_skip_check=1" to the file and save it in order to change the label of your USB.– Krieger
Jan 29 '17 at 20:38
Just to restate, the skip-check setting is probably required ....
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 12:08
Just to restate, the skip-check setting is probably required ....
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 12:08
add a comment |
- Open "Disks" application
- Select the flash drive in the panel on the left
Press the Unmount button (should look like a "stop button")- Click on the gears icon ("More actions") and choose "Edit filesystem"
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:50
wjandrea
9,24442563
answered Dec 28 '12 at 16:16
Laurens HolstLaurens Holst
49145
I can't find this Utility in my application menu. What's its command line launcher please?
– Slyx
Feb 14 '14 at 15:07
What is the unmount volume button? The buttons don't seem to have tooltips -_-
– pfctdayelise
Sep 12 '16 at 5:17
1
On Ubuntu 16.04 you find the unmount button on the right side panel, after you select your flash drive, below the list of volumes. It should look like a square (like a "stop button"), and when you click it it will change in a triangle (like a "play button"). To change the flash drive label click on the gears icon and then on "edit file system".
– gerlos
Jan 16 '17 at 18:41
The executable is called disks. It can be run via ALT+F2
– moooeeeep
Oct 26 '17 at 11:35
1
The executable is calledgnome-diskson Ubuntu 14.04 and later.
– wjandrea
Jun 19 '18 at 16:53
add a comment |
- Open "Disks" application
- Select the flash drive in the panel on the left
Press the Unmount button (should look like a "stop button")- Click on the gears icon ("More actions") and choose "Edit filesystem"
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:50
wjandrea
9,24442563
answered Dec 28 '12 at 16:16
Laurens HolstLaurens Holst
49145
I can't find this Utility in my application menu. What's its command line launcher please?
– Slyx
Feb 14 '14 at 15:07
What is the unmount volume button? The buttons don't seem to have tooltips -_-
– pfctdayelise
Sep 12 '16 at 5:17
1
On Ubuntu 16.04 you find the unmount button on the right side panel, after you select your flash drive, below the list of volumes. It should look like a square (like a "stop button"), and when you click it it will change in a triangle (like a "play button"). To change the flash drive label click on the gears icon and then on "edit file system".
– gerlos
Jan 16 '17 at 18:41
The executable is called disks. It can be run via ALT+F2
– moooeeeep
Oct 26 '17 at 11:35
1
The executable is calledgnome-diskson Ubuntu 14.04 and later.
– wjandrea
Jun 19 '18 at 16:53
add a comment |
- Open "Disks" application
- Select the flash drive in the panel on the left
Press the Unmount button (should look like a "stop button")- Click on the gears icon ("More actions") and choose "Edit filesystem"
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:50
wjandrea
9,24442563
answered Dec 28 '12 at 16:16
Laurens HolstLaurens Holst
49145
- Open "Disks" application
- Select the flash drive in the panel on the left
Press the Unmount button (should look like a "stop button")- Click on the gears icon ("More actions") and choose "Edit filesystem"
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:50
wjandrea
9,24442563
answered Dec 28 '12 at 16:16
Laurens HolstLaurens Holst
49145
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:50
wjandrea
9,24442563
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:50
wjandrea
9,24442563
edited Jun 19 '18 at 16:50
wjandrea
9,24442563
9,24442563
answered Dec 28 '12 at 16:16
Laurens HolstLaurens Holst
49145
answered Dec 28 '12 at 16:16
Laurens HolstLaurens Holst
49145
answered Dec 28 '12 at 16:16
Laurens HolstLaurens Holst
49145
49145
I can't find this Utility in my application menu. What's its command line launcher please?
– Slyx
Feb 14 '14 at 15:07
What is the unmount volume button? The buttons don't seem to have tooltips -_-
– pfctdayelise
Sep 12 '16 at 5:17
1
On Ubuntu 16.04 you find the unmount button on the right side panel, after you select your flash drive, below the list of volumes. It should look like a square (like a "stop button"), and when you click it it will change in a triangle (like a "play button"). To change the flash drive label click on the gears icon and then on "edit file system".
– gerlos
Jan 16 '17 at 18:41
The executable is called disks. It can be run via ALT+F2
– moooeeeep
Oct 26 '17 at 11:35
1
The executable is calledgnome-diskson Ubuntu 14.04 and later.
– wjandrea
Jun 19 '18 at 16:53
add a comment |
I can't find this Utility in my application menu. What's its command line launcher please?
– Slyx
Feb 14 '14 at 15:07
What is the unmount volume button? The buttons don't seem to have tooltips -_-
– pfctdayelise
Sep 12 '16 at 5:17
1
On Ubuntu 16.04 you find the unmount button on the right side panel, after you select your flash drive, below the list of volumes. It should look like a square (like a "stop button"), and when you click it it will change in a triangle (like a "play button"). To change the flash drive label click on the gears icon and then on "edit file system".
– gerlos
Jan 16 '17 at 18:41
The executable is called disks. It can be run via ALT+F2
– moooeeeep
Oct 26 '17 at 11:35
1
The executable is calledgnome-diskson Ubuntu 14.04 and later.
– wjandrea
Jun 19 '18 at 16:53
I can't find this Utility in my application menu. What's its command line launcher please?
– Slyx
Feb 14 '14 at 15:07
I can't find this Utility in my application menu. What's its command line launcher please?
– Slyx
Feb 14 '14 at 15:07
What is the unmount volume button? The buttons don't seem to have tooltips -_-
– pfctdayelise
Sep 12 '16 at 5:17
What is the unmount volume button? The buttons don't seem to have tooltips -_-
– pfctdayelise
Sep 12 '16 at 5:17
1
1
On Ubuntu 16.04 you find the unmount button on the right side panel, after you select your flash drive, below the list of volumes. It should look like a square (like a "stop button"), and when you click it it will change in a triangle (like a "play button"). To change the flash drive label click on the gears icon and then on "edit file system".
– gerlos
Jan 16 '17 at 18:41
On Ubuntu 16.04 you find the unmount button on the right side panel, after you select your flash drive, below the list of volumes. It should look like a square (like a "stop button"), and when you click it it will change in a triangle (like a "play button"). To change the flash drive label click on the gears icon and then on "edit file system".
– gerlos
Jan 16 '17 at 18:41
The executable is called disks. It can be run via ALT+F2
– moooeeeep
Oct 26 '17 at 11:35
The executable is called disks. It can be run via ALT+F2
– moooeeeep
Oct 26 '17 at 11:35
1
1
The executable is called
gnome-disks on Ubuntu 14.04 and later.– wjandrea
Jun 19 '18 at 16:53
The executable is called
gnome-disks on Ubuntu 14.04 and later.– wjandrea
Jun 19 '18 at 16:53
add a comment |
None of the given answers worked for me on my 14.10 system.
I used gparted as described in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive.
sudo apt-get install gparted- open gparted
- choose the thumbdrive from the dropdown in the top-right corner
- unmount the volume (right-click on drive)
- right click and choose "label"
- click on green tick to apply changes
answered Feb 9 '15 at 16:22
krumpelstiltskinkrumpelstiltskin
1,19221325
4
None of the other solutions worked. This is the best way to do it. I would add another step: 6. Click on the green tick to accept the label change.
– Calabacin
Jan 26 '17 at 9:51
Additional comment on the gparted solution above ... I am using gparted version 0.25.0 which requires you to explicitly apply operations, so after typing the new label I had to [Edit || Apply All Operations], or Ctrl-Enter for the KB shortcut. Even at that, the 'mount' option was not enabled, but quitting gparted made the volume mount and appear again in the file browser.
– Mac Shout
Jun 19 '18 at 15:48
add a comment |
None of the given answers worked for me on my 14.10 system.
I used gparted as described in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive.
sudo apt-get install gparted- open gparted
- choose the thumbdrive from the dropdown in the top-right corner
- unmount the volume (right-click on drive)
- right click and choose "label"
- click on green tick to apply changes
answered Feb 9 '15 at 16:22
krumpelstiltskinkrumpelstiltskin
1,19221325
4
None of the other solutions worked. This is the best way to do it. I would add another step: 6. Click on the green tick to accept the label change.
– Calabacin
Jan 26 '17 at 9:51
Additional comment on the gparted solution above ... I am using gparted version 0.25.0 which requires you to explicitly apply operations, so after typing the new label I had to [Edit || Apply All Operations], or Ctrl-Enter for the KB shortcut. Even at that, the 'mount' option was not enabled, but quitting gparted made the volume mount and appear again in the file browser.
– Mac Shout
Jun 19 '18 at 15:48
add a comment |
None of the given answers worked for me on my 14.10 system.
I used gparted as described in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive.
sudo apt-get install gparted- open gparted
- choose the thumbdrive from the dropdown in the top-right corner
- unmount the volume (right-click on drive)
- right click and choose "label"
- click on green tick to apply changes
answered Feb 9 '15 at 16:22
krumpelstiltskinkrumpelstiltskin
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None of the given answers worked for me on my 14.10 system.
I used gparted as described in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive.
sudo apt-get install gparted- open gparted
- choose the thumbdrive from the dropdown in the top-right corner
- unmount the volume (right-click on drive)
- right click and choose "label"
- click on green tick to apply changes
answered Feb 9 '15 at 16:22
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None of the other solutions worked. This is the best way to do it. I would add another step: 6. Click on the green tick to accept the label change.
– Calabacin
Jan 26 '17 at 9:51
Additional comment on the gparted solution above ... I am using gparted version 0.25.0 which requires you to explicitly apply operations, so after typing the new label I had to [Edit || Apply All Operations], or Ctrl-Enter for the KB shortcut. Even at that, the 'mount' option was not enabled, but quitting gparted made the volume mount and appear again in the file browser.
– Mac Shout
Jun 19 '18 at 15:48
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None of the other solutions worked. This is the best way to do it. I would add another step: 6. Click on the green tick to accept the label change.
– Calabacin
Jan 26 '17 at 9:51
Additional comment on the gparted solution above ... I am using gparted version 0.25.0 which requires you to explicitly apply operations, so after typing the new label I had to [Edit || Apply All Operations], or Ctrl-Enter for the KB shortcut. Even at that, the 'mount' option was not enabled, but quitting gparted made the volume mount and appear again in the file browser.
– Mac Shout
Jun 19 '18 at 15:48
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None of the other solutions worked. This is the best way to do it. I would add another step: 6. Click on the green tick to accept the label change.
– Calabacin
Jan 26 '17 at 9:51
None of the other solutions worked. This is the best way to do it. I would add another step: 6. Click on the green tick to accept the label change.
– Calabacin
Jan 26 '17 at 9:51
Additional comment on the gparted solution above ... I am using gparted version 0.25.0 which requires you to explicitly apply operations, so after typing the new label I had to [Edit || Apply All Operations], or Ctrl-Enter for the KB shortcut. Even at that, the 'mount' option was not enabled, but quitting gparted made the volume mount and appear again in the file browser.
– Mac Shout
Jun 19 '18 at 15:48
Additional comment on the gparted solution above ... I am using gparted version 0.25.0 which requires you to explicitly apply operations, so after typing the new label I had to [Edit || Apply All Operations], or Ctrl-Enter for the KB shortcut. Even at that, the 'mount' option was not enabled, but quitting gparted made the volume mount and appear again in the file browser.
– Mac Shout
Jun 19 '18 at 15:48
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Right click on the drive you want to edit to bring up the properties window. Then the name will be highlighted by default. Just type your name and click enter.
answered Feb 12 '12 at 21:45
Jeremy JaredJeremy Jared
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Please tell me in which application I should do the right click. Thank you
– guettli
Oct 21 '14 at 8:22
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:20
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:21
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Right click on the drive you want to edit to bring up the properties window. Then the name will be highlighted by default. Just type your name and click enter.
answered Feb 12 '12 at 21:45
Jeremy JaredJeremy Jared
43736
Please tell me in which application I should do the right click. Thank you
– guettli
Oct 21 '14 at 8:22
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:20
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:21
add a comment |
Right click on the drive you want to edit to bring up the properties window. Then the name will be highlighted by default. Just type your name and click enter.
answered Feb 12 '12 at 21:45
Jeremy JaredJeremy Jared
43736
Right click on the drive you want to edit to bring up the properties window. Then the name will be highlighted by default. Just type your name and click enter.
answered Feb 12 '12 at 21:45
Jeremy JaredJeremy Jared
43736
answered Feb 12 '12 at 21:45
Jeremy JaredJeremy Jared
43736
answered Feb 12 '12 at 21:45
Jeremy JaredJeremy Jared
43736
answered Feb 12 '12 at 21:45
Jeremy JaredJeremy Jared
43736
43736
Please tell me in which application I should do the right click. Thank you
– guettli
Oct 21 '14 at 8:22
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:20
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:21
add a comment |
Please tell me in which application I should do the right click. Thank you
– guettli
Oct 21 '14 at 8:22
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:20
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:21
Please tell me in which application I should do the right click. Thank you
– guettli
Oct 21 '14 at 8:22
Please tell me in which application I should do the right click. Thank you
– guettli
Oct 21 '14 at 8:22
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:20
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:20
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:21
I presume they mean when the USB drive appears as an icon on the desktop. This implies use of GUI !
– MikeW
Jan 30 at 11:21
add a comment |
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