Public bug reported: 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 est4 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) ** Affects: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1797718 Title: Control Center->Disks cannot create ext4 partition on 5 TB external USB drive To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/1797718/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs