Partition management from macOS can be confusing. Hopefully this helps explain things. Note: We'll add uninstall/cleanup options to the installer soon, but by definition it will always be a simplified ...

Partitioning means writing the hard drive sectors that will make up the partition table. It contains information on the partition, including sector size, position with respect to the primary partition ...

When I first started using computers I began with windows something-or-other which formats the drive and then installs the os simple as that. Therefore, I always assumed that when formating windows ...

Partitioning a disk in Linux involves dividing a physical disk into logical segments (partitions) to organize data and allocate space for different purposes, such as installing operating systems, ...

Ok quick question about formating to run linux. I downloaded Slackware linux 8.1 and went to install it. I was told to format and partition and i did so by splitting my 8.12 gb lappy hd into 3 2.72 ...