Why is exfat greyed out in gparted?
In View->File System Support, exFAT currently doesn't have support in gparted (0.28.1) for anything other than moving or copying.
No "required software" is listed, so it doesn't (yet) know about exfat-utils.
However, because:
- the partition is a valid partition, and
- its perfectly safe to move or copy (since the internals of the filesystem are not affected by a move)
the partition must be listed in the list of filesystems, but greyed out in this context.
Unfortunately, at this point, the Gnome team have decided not to build further support due to concerns about breaching Microsoft patents in their other products (e.g. Gnome Live) which would require them to ship supporting binaries.
If you must format a partition as exfat, then you can use gnome-disks (a.k.a. "Disks") as in this question: GUI tool for formating to exFAT
Much more simple: You can use the Ubuntu Disks app. It does it without needing any other add-on. Just open the Disks app, then choose "format partition". Then name your drive and Choose the option "Other" in order to choose the format.
Click "next" and then you will be able to select "exFat" formatting. Format and then you're all set!
Cheers!
I have the same problem, I didn't understand why it work anymore.
Now am using KDE Partition Manager. It's like GParted but it supports exFAT (still).
Home Page Link: https://www.kde.org/applications/system/kdepartitionmanager/
GitHub Page Link: https://github.com/KDE/partitionmanager