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| − | + | Hard drive partitions allow the computer to treat one hard drive as multiple distinct volumes. This enables you to install multiple operating systems or create a second drive for storing specific files. You can easily create new partitions from your free space in Windows and Mac, though Windows XP users will need third-party tools to accomplish the same thing. | |
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#*To create a new partition, there must be enough free space on the disk. To shrink the first partition on the disk /dev/sda by 200MB, use the command sudo resize2fs /dev/sda1 200M. Replace M by G to specify size in gigabytes. | #*To create a new partition, there must be enough free space on the disk. To shrink the first partition on the disk /dev/sda by 200MB, use the command sudo resize2fs /dev/sda1 200M. Replace M by G to specify size in gigabytes. | ||
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== Warnings == | == Warnings == | ||
