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- Without creating partitions in hard-disk, we can’t create folder. - Without creating partitions in hard-disk, we can’t create folder.
- Partitions in Linux- - Partitions in Linux
- **df** - **df**
- **df -h** (human readable) - **df -h** (human readable)
- Shows size in MiB, GiB - Shows size in MiB, GiB
- **lvdisplay** - **lvdisplay**
- Shows information about partition of disk - - Shows information about partition of disk
- **fdisk -l** - **fdisk -l**
- **fdisk -l /dev/sda** (sda is the name of hard-disk) - **fdisk -l /dev/sda** (sda is the name of hard-disk)
- For practicing partition, insert virtual hard-disk in Linux using virtual-box. - For practicing partition, insert virtual hard-disk in Linux using virtual-box.
- Some points to remember - Some points to remember:
- Hard-disk doesn’t understand GB or MB, it’s unit is sector.</br> - Hard-disk doesn’t understand GB or MB, it’s unit is sector.</br>
1 sector = 512 bytes.</br> 1 sector = 512 bytes.</br>
To find actual size of hard-disk, find number of sectors * 512.</br> To find actual size of hard-disk, find number of sectors * 512.</br>
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3. Create a new partition. 3. Create a new partition.
- **n** - **n**
4. Choose primary partition. 4. Choose primary partition.
5. Press 1 (1st partition) 5. Press 1 (1st partition).
6. Initial some sectors (0-2047 = 2048 sectors = 1 MB) are reserved in hard-disk. 6. Initial some sectors (0-2047 = 2048 sectors = 1 MB) are reserved in hard-disk.
7. Actual space starts with 2048th sector. 7. Actual space starts with 2048th sector.
8. **+1G** 8. **+1G**
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</br> </br>
## WHY THERE IS LIMIT OF 4 ? ## WHY THERE IS LIMIT OF 4?
- Because where we store the information of partitions, metadata of partitions, is fixed and of 64 bytes. This information is stored in partition table. - Because where we store the information of partitions, metadata of partitions, is fixed and of 64 bytes. This information is stored in partition table.
- 1 partition required 16 bytes so only 4 partitions can be created. - 1 partition required 16 bytes so only 4 partitions can be created.
- In 1 MB (2048 sectors) reserved in hard-disk, 64 bytes are reserved for storing this information. - In 1 MB (2048 sectors) reserved in hard-disk, 64 bytes are reserved for storing this information.