Bug 452197

Summary: KDiskFree shows too much useless information from snap loop devices
Product: [Applications] kdf Reporter: Alberto Gonzalez <lulosalsero>
Component: generalAssignee: Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 21.12.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Neon   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: KDiskFree showing 16 so-called snap devices

Description Alberto Gonzalez 2022-04-02 22:05:24 UTC
Created attachment 147911 [details]
KDiskFree showing 16 so-called snap devices

SUMMARY

KDiskFree (and System Settings -> Storage Devices) shows too much information in the form of snap "devices" that are always 100% full, crowding out other useful information. 

Suggestion that all "snap" loop devices be hidden; technical people can easily find them on the command line. GUI users will be put off by the clutter and alarmed that there's so much 100% full "devices".


STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Open KDiskFree


OBSERVED RESULT

On my KDE neon system, I count 16 /dev/loop* "devices" and only two actual, true devices that are storage-related. 


EXPECTED RESULT
 
These many /dev/loop "snap" devices are devices in only the loosest sense. They are distracting from what a non-developer user is looking to find from a program that calls itself KDiskFree (or System Settings -> Storage Devices). 

These loop devices are not storage, they are snap technical things masquerading as devices.

WISH

Hide all /dev/loop "devices" that are mounted under /snap.  They are crowding out useful information that a non-technical person is looking to find.

Also may be useful to find if there's other loop devices that are similar to these snaps.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: KDE neon 5.24
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.92.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
Kernel Version: 5.13.0-39-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz
Memory: 7.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics 620

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION