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GNOME Disks

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Spec score 7.7 #13 of 22 in Disk Partition Software

What it is

GNOME Disks is a free Linux utility for managing disks and block devices. It can inspect, format, partition, and configure storage, while showing a visual breakdown of volumes and partitions on a selected device. Supported examples include hard drives, USB drives, DVD-RWs, and SD cards. The utility displays SMART data, benchmarks physical disks, and creates images of USB sticks. It can check filesystems for damage and restore them to usable states. Formatting removable disks can wipe their contents, and disk utilities can completely erase data. GNOME Disks is available as bootable media. The 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. Its Free plan costs nothing and includes inspection, formatting, partitioning, configuration, SMART data, benchmarking, and USB imaging.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Disks is a disk management utility for GNOME.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org
License
The app page lists the app-specific content as GPL-2.0+.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org
Data erasure
GNOME Help says removable disks can be wiped by formatting them and warns that disk utilities can completely erase data.Read 9 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org
Disk benchmarking
The app can benchmark physical disks.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org
Disk operations
It provides a way to inspect, format, partition, and configure disks and block devices.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org
Maintainer
The app page names Kai Lüke as its maintainer.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org
Performance testing
GNOME Help describes running hard disk benchmarks to check speed.Read 9 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org
Project background
The GNOME Project says it was founded in 1997 by Miguel de Icaza and Federico Mena.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gnome.org
Repair
GNOME Help describes checking a filesystem for damage and restoring it to a usable state.Read 9 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org
SMART data
The app can display SMART data.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org
Support and feedback
The app page links to its online help and issue tracker for feedback and issue reports.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org
Supported media
GNOME Help lists hard drives, USB drives, DVD-RWs, and SD cards as examples of mounted volumes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org
USB imaging
The app can create images of USB sticks.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org
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.Read 9 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org

Plans and prices

Free Free Inspect, format, partition, and configure disks and block devices · SMART data · benchmark disks · image USB sticks Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Inspects, formats, partitions, and configures disks
  • Displays SMART health data
  • Benchmarks physical disk speed
  • Creates USB stick images
  • Repairs damaged filesystems

Limits

  • Available only on Linux
  • Formatting can erase removable-disk data
  • Disk utilities can completely erase data

Who it suits

GNOME Disks suits Linux users who need graphical disk inspection, partitioning, filesystem repair, benchmarking, or USB imaging. It is also useful when bootable media is required.

Verdict

GNOME Disks covers core Linux storage administration in one free utility, including diagnostics, repair, benchmarking, and imaging. Its destructive formatting and erasure operations require careful handling.

Where Specifiction places it

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