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GNOME Disks
What it is
GNOME Disks is a free Linux utility for inspecting, formatting, partitioning, and configuring disks and block devices. It presents a visual breakdown of volumes and partitions on a selected device and supports media such as hard drives, USB drives, DVD-RWs, and SD cards. The app can display SMART data, benchmark physical disks, and create images of USB sticks. It can check a filesystem for damage and restore it to usable condition. Formatting removable disks can wipe their contents, and disk utilities can completely erase data, so destructive operations require care. GNOME Disks is available as bootable media. Its app-specific content is licensed under GPL-2.0+, and Kai Lüke is listed as maintainer. Online help and an issue tracker are provided for support and feedback. The only listed plan is Free at no cost, including inspection, formatting, partitioning, configuration, SMART data, benchmarking, and USB imaging.
For and against
For
- Free Linux disk utility
- Visual volume and partition view
- SMART data display
- Filesystem repair checks
- USB stick imaging
Against
- Formatting can erase data
- Disk utilities can completely erase data
- Linux platform only
- No free trial
The verdict
GNOME Disks offers core disk-management and diagnostic operations without a listed price. Its broad device support is useful, but formatting and erasure functions require careful handling.
Who it suits
It suits Linux users who need graphical tools for storage inspection, partitioning, filesystem checks, benchmarking, or USB imaging. It is also relevant when bootable disk-management media is useful.
Plans and prices
Free
Inspect, format, partition, and configure disks and block devices · SMART data · benchmark disks · image USB sticks
Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org
On the record
- Data erasure
- GNOME Help says removable disks can be wiped by formatting them and warns that disk utilities can completely erase data.help.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Disk benchmarking
- The app can benchmark physical disks.apps.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Disk operations
- It provides a way to inspect, format, partition, and configure disks and block devices.apps.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The app page lists the app-specific content as GPL-2.0+.apps.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The app page names Kai Lüke as its maintainer.apps.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Performance testing
- GNOME Help describes running hard disk benchmarks to check speed.help.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Project background
- The GNOME Project says it was founded in 1997 by Miguel de Icaza and Federico Mena.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Disks is a disk management utility for GNOME.apps.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Repair
- GNOME Help describes checking a filesystem for damage and restoring it to a usable state.help.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- SMART data
- The app can display SMART data.apps.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support and feedback
- The app page links to its online help and issue tracker for feedback and issue reports.apps.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Supported media
- GNOME Help lists hard drives, USB drives, DVD-RWs, and SD cards as examples of mounted volumes.help.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- USB imaging
- The app can create images of USB sticks.apps.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Volume management
- GNOME Help says the disk utility can show and modify storage volumes, with a visual breakdown of volumes and partitions on a selected device.help.gnome.org · read 9 Oct 2026
