can not add data to partion

[Karl Larsen]

On 05/01/2010 12:23 PM, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> I created a new partition, called Data.  Gparted called it sda6.  I
> need to be able to store data on this partition and can not seem to
> find any instructions on how to accomplish this, at least on a level I
> understand.
>
> This should be simple and I just can not find it searching the net.
>
> Thanks
>
> gary
>
>    
     When you make a new partition called /dev/sda6 I know it is in a 
extended partition. But until you make a file system and format that you 
can not use the new partition. It might be a lot simpler to make a new 
directory with mkdir Data and put your stuff there?

73 Karl


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