Disks or Gparted?

[Trespidian]

Disks or Gparted best for mint 21.1? or ok to load both ?

 

[Condobloke]

Do you mean to have them both installed...????

No problem at all

 

[Condobloke]

I use them both

Gparted is unequalled for setting up partitions, extending them etc etc

Disks is used for different purposes.......i use it to make a disk image of my ssd.....and also for general informational purposes.....I have also used it at times to edit mount options of a particular drive.

 

[kc1di]

As @Condobloke has said I also use both on my Mint install but they are for different purposes. Gparted is the best at managing partitions. And I use it for that purpose. Disks is good for creating a disc image and saving it. I have both installed.

 

[bob466]

The Disk Utility in Mint can be used for many things...you don't need to install it as it's part of Mint by default and is a very handy tool.

As for Gparted...I don't create partitions so I have no use for it.

 

[KGIII]

Use the one you like. The 'Disks' in Mint is 'Gnome-Disks'.

They both work, albeit in different ways and with different features.