Historically this o en happened because file-systems could only cope with so many files or folders, or because they were only able to manage a relatively small amount of space. Sometimes you may not wish to dedicate a particular storage device to a single volume. You only see disks and partitions in programs like Disk Utility or ipartition. Volumes are the things you see icons for on the Desktop or in Finder. Using the same word for two distinct purposes is somewhat confusing, so Apple very sensibly opted to call a particular collection of data a volume.
On most other systems, the word file-system is also used to describe a particular collection of data on a storage device. Some file-systems are designed for special purposes, such as long term archival or suitability for particular types of devices e.g. Not all operating systems use and understand the same file-systems. Common examples of file-systems are: NTFS and FAT, typically used by Microso operating systems HFS and HFS+, used by Apple s operating systems and Ext2, used by Linux operating systems. A file-system is a method of organising data on a block storage device (usually but not always a hard disk). 9 Basic Usage Moving Partitions Examples Troubleshootingģ Why do we need partitioning? Before explaining partitioning, you need to understand a bit about file-systems.
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If, having read this guide and looked in the help, you still can t figure out how to use the product to achieve a particular goal, please contact technical support who will be happy to assist. e help within ipartition provides a more comprehensive reference guide.
2 Introduction is guide provides a brief overview of ipartition but does not cover every feature of ipartition.