File systems and UUIDs have a special relationship on Linux systems. What are these very long identifiers and how can you view the connections between them and disk partitions? The /etc/fstab file ...

Learn how to make Linux-formatted NTFS Partition recognized by Windows 11/10. This partition will be compatible with both Windows and Linux.

In the example below, we see the partitions, file system types, and the 128 bit UUID numbers. $ sudo file -s /dev/sda1 /dev/sda1: Linux rev 1.0 ext4 filesystem data, UUID=235f8f0c-641a-4d83-b584 ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart ...

A device file is a special file in Unix/Linux operating systems that are used to allow programs and the user to communicate directly with the various partitions and devices on your computer.

Most of the time, Linux won’t touch your Windows partitions because Windows didn’t shut down cleanly. Fast Startup and hibernation can leave the file system in an "unsafe" state. I’ve seen ...

Later, when you have a need for separate /boot, /home, /var, or whatever partition, you can save what you'd like and re-install (you'll be much better at it the next time around after using Linux ...

I can access Windows partitions from Linux using drivers that handle the FAT and NTFS file systems. Linux has its own file systems, including Ext, XFS, and BTRFS. Unfortunately, Windows did not ...

OneFileLinux is a very different sort of distro that runs entirely from your UEFI system partition, without a bootable USB key or any other partitions on the disk.… The OneFileLinux project has ...