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Manage Partitions with GParted How-to

By : Curtis Gedak
Book Image

Manage Partitions with GParted How-to

By: Curtis Gedak

Overview of this book

Modern disk drives can store vast amounts of information. To effectively use all of this space, you can partition disk drives into separate storage areas. These separate storage areas enable you to organize your data, improve system performance, and install and use many operating systems"Manage Partitions with GParted" is a practical, hands-on guide providing you with step-by-step instructions to effectively organize your hard drive. You start with simple tasks that help you identify drives and partitions and progress to advanced tasks such as preparing for new operating systemsThis book provides ample screen shots to help you effectively use your hard drive. You start with simple tasks that help you to identify drives and partitions. Next you progress to tasks covering the basics of how to grow, shrink, move, and copy partitions without data loss. You finish with advanced tasks that use the basics to prepare for new operating systems, migrate space between partitions, and share data among Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. By following through the tasks, from basic to advanced, this book will empower you with the knowledge and tools to Manage Partitions with GParted.
Table of Contents (7 chapters)

Chapter 1. Manage Partitions with GParted How-to

Welcome to Manage Partitions with Gparted where we will lead you on a path to knowledge and discovery that will empower you to take control of your disk storage partitions.

Your first question might be—Why would this be of interest to me?

That is a good question.

  • Have you ever run out of storage space on your C: drive, while having plenty of free space in your D: drive?

  • Perhaps you have an interest in installing a new operating system, or upgrading your current one?

  • Or, maybe you wondered if there is a way to make computer maintenance tasks quicker, or data backup more manageable?

This book will help you meet these challenges by providing the steps and knowledge needed to successfully manage your disk device partitions.