To share data among Operating Systems, you should place your data in a file system in a separate partition that can be read from and written to by all your OSes e. In a perfect world, all Operating Systems would be able to read from and write to all file system types. Unfortunately this is not the case. Hence if you wish to access your data from all of your OSes, you need to use a file system type that each OS can access.
Even if you do not run multiple Operating Systems on your computer, there are advantages to storing your data in a partition separate from the OS. One advantage is that you will have at least two partitions: one containing the OS and applications , and a second containing data, as opposed to a single larger partition. The file system on a small partition is quicker to check or defragment than a large partition. This can save you time when your computer is running file system checks to recover from a power failure, or when you are defragmenting your disk for improved performance.
A second advantage is that if all of your data is contained in a separate partition, then you can use the backup strategy that I use. Specifically, on a frequent basis I back up all of my data in my data partition, but do not back up the OS or applications. Legitimation: Your consent Communication of the data: The data will not be communicated to third parties except by legal obligation. Mircocaloghero said ago 6 years. A genius this article, I will have it at hand I love them when they publish these tutorials..
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Marco Antonio said ago 6 years. Reply to Marco Antonio. Bertholdouz said ago 5 years. However, some modern distributions, like Ubuntu 8. This has caused quite a stir among the Acronis True Image users who happen to dual boot Windows and Linux and like to use their product to create system backups of both their operating systems. First, we need to check what our filesystem currently uses. This is done using the tune2fs system utility. The grep command merely extracts the specific bit we need.
Let's see what we get on our Ext3 filesystem formatted by GParted our sdb5 from earlier :. We have the Inode size: Not good. We won't be able to use Acronis. So we need to change the size. This can be done using the mke2fs formatting utility for Ext2-based filesystems. This will format the sd5 device as Ext3 filesystem -j flag with Inode size -I flag. Our Inode size is good now. We now know the ins and outs of partitioning and working with GParted.
I most strongly recommend you at least take a look at the following articles. They are very detailed and thorough and should give you important information regarding the Linux operating system. This tutorial will teach you the basic of Linux notation, command line usage, compilation, and setup of most common system configurations, like network and graphic drivers, printers, sharing, and more. Although the tutorial uses Kubuntu 6.
The two tutorials for Windows and Kubuntu, respectively, also detail the installation of these individual operating systems, so if you're not familiar with how this should be done, you're most welcome to read them. GRUB bootloader - Full tutorial. This is a must-read article for anyone considering Linux or dual-booting with Windows. The tutorial explains the basic and advanced concepts of the bootloading procedure and tackles the most common issues arising from handling different operating systems and partitioning.
Linux forensics - Introduction. This article introduces the concepts of system rescue, recovery and investigation. Most importantly, it covers a number of critical tools for system administration than just about any computer user should be aware of.
These include data and partition recovery utilities, GRUB restore utilities, backup and imaging software, and more. A cool list of Linux tools.
I hope this article will truly help you master the world of Linux, including the tricky, critical phase of working with partitions, especially during installations.
We've covered quite a bit, from creating of new partitions, to resizing, moving, deletion, labeling of partitions, we worked with different filesystems, including Ext3 and NTFS, we even dabbled some in advanced command-line stuff like changing of Inode size.
I do realize I have not covered every possible aspect of partitioning available, therefore, if you have suggestions or questions, feel free to email me; I will study your scenarios and possibly even update the tutorial to cover even more topics. So let us begin. Practical examples Partitioning dictionary Windows uses drive letters Linux notation is different Partition types Important thing to pay attention to! Exceptions What to install where? Here's what GParted looks like: Or like this: Basically, the decorations may vary, but it will be same software underneath.
How to use GParted? I may have confused you, so let's recap the uses of partitioning software: Partitioning software cannot be used on partitions that are used mounted by an operating system. Partitioning software can be used on system partitions only when booted in a live CD environment. Partitioning software can be used on data partitions or empty, non-system disks while booted in either local, installed operating systems or from a live CD environment.
Practical examples Example 1: Let's say you have Windows installed on drive C: and you have data movies on drive D:. I hope these examples help clarify the situation somewhat. Now, let's talk about the notation: Partitioning dictionary Let's now try to understand how GParted sees hard disks and marks them. Not to worry, we will have it explained to the latest detail: Windows uses drive letters In Windows, users are accustomed to referring to their partitions as drives, like C:, D: etc.
Linux notation is different I have explaining the Linux disk notation in many other articles, but for the completeness' sake, I will do it one more time. Here's a screenshot of the partitioning layout on one of my machines: And here's what it looks like in text form: What do we see here? The second image shows the same information in text form. This is why it is important to understand partition types. Partition types Partitions also have another important element: they can be primary or logical.
Important thing to pay attention to! We have seen this layout before; it was the sample layout we reviewed earlier. Never edit partitions without a proven, tested recovery plan in place! Exceptions All of the examples mentioned above relate to single disk configurations. Another example, this time using the command-line utility fdisk , here's what a RAID layout might look like: Notice the Linux raid autodetect filesystem. Here's what the same layout above looks like in GParted: We have a small EXT3 partition that is used to boot the operating system.
What to install where? General partitioning recommendations OK, here's a brief summary on what we have learned so far: Windows and Linux uses different notation. Windows marks partitions with letters and calls them drives - not necessarily corresponding to physical drives.
The digit refers to partition numbers. Numbers are used to denominate primary partitions, one of which can be an extended partition, a container for logical partitions. Logical partitions will always be marked wit number 5 and higher. Physically, logical partitions can be less than their actual number, depending on the number of primary partitions that exist on the system.
Partitions are counted separately for each physical hard drive as recognized by the system. Now, useful tips to remember when playing with partitions: Windows requires primary partitions.
BSD and Solaris also require primary partitions. Linux does not need primary partitions and can be installed on logical ones. Always install operating systems that require primary partitions first. Carefully think through your partitioning needs and create partitions before installing operating systems. Think seven steps and three years ahead and make sure you have enough room to grow.
Scalability is an important factor. Make sure your partitions are neither too small nor too large. Do not forget size limitations for older file systems like FAT Using GParted - Understanding the software The first thing to do is to launch the application.
Now, before we use GParted, let's make a quick look of its functions. We won't be touching those either. So, it's the second disk we want, sdb. Second disk: Currently, it has a single ext3 partition. Task 1: Resize partition This is the first thing we'll do. Choose the new size. You can type in the numbers or drag the color bar. When the task is done, we will have freed approx.
We'll mark the free space and click on New. Then, we will create an Ext3 partition and an NTFS partition: Please note I also added Labels to the two newly created partitions, so we can more easily identify them later. Here's our task list: Please note that none of these tasks have taken place yet. Once you click Apply, GParted will commit the changes: Task 3: Delete partition Sometimes, in order to grow or move partitions or create an alternative layout, you will have to delete partitions.
Task 4: Create Partition Table Empty hard disks will have no partition table - no "master" map defining the partitioning layout. This is a drastic operation, so be careful when you do it: You will be warned: Task 5: Create only Extended partition This is an unusual setup, but it could happen. The concept is the same as before: Please note that sdb5 will be the first partition on the disk here!
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