Learn disk partition and size adjustment step by step
You know a new disk just bought back is just like a piece of “blank paper”. While in order to utilize it better, we need to divide several small blocks on the “blank paper”, and then draw grids on it. Then when user writes or draws on the “blank paper”, it could be well-knit and utilize resources completely. Today, I will bring a learning plan for disk “division”, namely, putting grids operation, which is what we often say “hard disk partition” and “partition adjustment”. Here I will introduce well-known Fdisk and Magic PQ.
1. Partition basic knowledge
1) Primary partition, extended partition and logical partition
The primary partition of one hard disk is the disk partition including all necessary files and data for operation system startup. To install operation system on hard disk, the disk must have one primary partition at least.
Extended partition is the partition excluding primary disk, but it could not work directly, must be divided into several logical partitions. Logical partition, namely, what we usually see drives D, E, F in operation system.
2) Partition formats
“Formatting is equal to draw grids on blank paper”, while this partition format is just like the “grid” pattern, different operation systems have different ways to draw “grids”. So far, Windows main partition formats have: FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS. And almost all operation sys