Do not create directories on removable drives
Bug #1521831 reported by
Matthew Exon
This bug affects 6 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Canonical System Image |
Confirmed
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Wishlist
|
Pat McGowan | ||
Ubuntu UX |
New
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Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
ciborium (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
When using External Drives you have the option of formatting a USB drive. This creates a number of media-specific directories: Pictures, Music, Videos etc. The media scanner finds files regardless of where they're placed so there's no particular reason to use that structure. But that's not obvious: it causes confusion as to whether you have to put files in the appropriate folder.
In general, don't make life more complicated for the user than it needs to be. Just format the drive as empty like any other operating system would do.
Related to Bug #1520441.
description: | updated |
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image: | |
assignee: | nobody → Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan) |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | New → Confirmed |
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This happens even if you plug a USB drive previously formatted with gparted (for example). Then, once it is connected all those folders appear too.