I tried to copy an ntfs partition using gparted 0.25, using ubuntu 15.04. My gparted output:
====================== libparted : 3.2 ====================== (gpartedbin:2846): glibmm-ERROR **: unhandled exception (type std::exception) in signal handler: what: basic_string::_M_replace_aux Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped) $ apt-cache policy gparted gparted: Installed: (none) Candidate: 0.19.0-3build1 Version table: 0.19.0-3build1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ sudo fdisk -l -u [output trimmed to just the disks involved. copy was from /dev/sda5 to /dev/sde4] Disk /dev/sda: 111.8 GiB, 120034123776 bytes, 234441648 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: [snip] Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sda1 * 63 36200035 36199973 17.3G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sda2 36200448 234440703 198240256 94.5G f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sda5 36202496 234440703 198238208 94.5G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT Disk /dev/sde: 3.7 TiB, 4000787030016 bytes, 7814037168 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes Disklabel type: gpt Disk identifier: [...] Device Start End Sectors Size Type /dev/sde1 34 262177 262144 128M Microsoft reserved /dev/sde2 264192 7579594751 7579330560 3.5T Microsoft basic data /dev/sde3 7579594752 7611598847 32004096 15.3G Linux swap /dev/sde4 7611600896 7809839103 198238208 94.5G Microsoft basic data Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary. $ sudo parted /dev/sda5 unit s print Model: Unknown (unknown) Disk /dev/sda5: 198238208s Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: loop Disk Flags: Number Start End Size File system Flags 1 0s 198238207s 198238208s ntfs $ sudo parted /dev/sde4 unit s print Model: Unknown (unknown) Disk /dev/sde4: 198238208s Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B Partition Table: loop Disk Flags: Number Start End Size File system Flags 1 0s 198238207s 198238208s ntfs $ sudo blkid [reports them both as type ntfs, but I don't post UUIDs due to paranoia] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1581314 Title: gparted crashes when copying ntfs partition To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+bug/1581314/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs