can not add data to partion

[Karl Larsen]

On 05/01/2010 01:08 PM, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Karl Larsen<klarsen1 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> 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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> Would't that leave the data in a partition shared with an operating
> system?  That is what I want to avoid.
>
>    
         Yes it leaves the "Data" in your present directory. If your 
short of space use Gparted to delete /dev/sda6 and make your present 
directory bigger. Back up your system first.

73 Karl


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