[SOLVED] How to change label of a partition?

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[SOLVED] How to change label of a partition?

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I've moved Linux Mint 20.2 to a bigger drive and created a partition using remaining spaces. In nemo, I can see the partition named "132 GB Volume". So I started Gparted and set name to "Data Drive". But in nemo, it didn't change. I have an old 32-bit laptop, installed Linux Mint 18. It has no this problem. So I compared two PCs and found that in Linux Mint 18, Gparted displayed "Label" instead of "Name". How can I change partition label in Linux Mint 20.2? Gparted doesn't have this option. In Linux Mint 20.2, if I use whole drive as a data drive, Gparted will have Label option.
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Re: How to to change label of a partition?

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Is the "132 GB Volume" the currently mounted root partition?
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Re: [SOLVED]How to to change label of a partition?

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OK I right click on the partition in Gparted, and select Label File System. I can add/edit label of partition there.
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Re: [SOLVED]How to to change label of a partition?

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czgu wrote: ⤴Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:20 pm OK I right click on the partition in Gparted, and select Label File System. I can add/edit label of partition there.
Thank you for posting your solution! I was also needing to do this.
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Re: [SOLVED]How to to change label of a partition?

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It can be done with disks too.
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Re: [SOLVED]How to to change label of a partition?

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SuperJoker wrote: ⤴Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:13 pm It can be done with disks too.
I've not seen that option, care to elaborate how you do that ?
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