Each partition uses a file system to store and name data. Windows 98 and Me use the FAT32 file system. FAT32 allows for greater maximum partition sizes and stores data more efficiently than the ...

All devices launching with Android 13 or later will have to use Huawei’s EROFS file system format for read-only partitions if they want to ship with access to Google’s services and the Play Store.

If you’re installing a new hard drive, or need to wipe your drive clean for that “fresh” feeling, you’ll end up formatting your drive. Formatting will check the drive for errors, and ...

Now, one may wonder why one should convert a hard disk or partition into NTFS format. Well, if you aren’t aware, the NTFS file system provides better performance and security for data on hard ...

The EFI system partition contains crucial operating system files and does not have a drive letter. You can view it in the Disk Management app. If this partition already exists and is formatted as ...

Create one swap and one big / partition and format / with EXT3. This is obviously not ideal, but if you're a newbie, it's the simplest setup. Later, when you have a need for separate /boot ...

Vfat is a file system type that contains the bootloader. It’s commonly referred to as the “boot partition”. Tmpfs is a file system type which keeps all of its files in virtual memory.

There are a number of Linux commands that will display file system types along with the file system names, mount points and such. Some will also display sizes and available disk space. The df ...