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Formatting a partition
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<application>Partition Manager</application> can be used to format disk partitions. Please review <ulink url="http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-sysadmin/partitionmanager/index.html"/>.
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What is formatting?
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To format a hard disk, device or partition means to prepare that particular device to store data.
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When a hard disk or partition is formatted, a specific data-storage format is applied to that device; this format is the <quote>filesystem</quote>.
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A newly purchased disk is usually not formatted, and cannot yet be used for storing data. After the device has been formatted, the free space on it is less than the original size. Some of the disk space is used to make the device usable; this space is occupied by the filesystem. Also, disk manufacturers use different standards to express disk capacity, which results in further discrepancies.
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What is a filesystem
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A filesystem is a particular way of storing and organizing files on a storage device such as a hard disk, and is an important part of an operating system. Without a filesystem, accessing and storing files would be difficult.
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There are different types of filesystem. The most common are:
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ext2, ext3, and ext4: these are usually found on GNU/Linux operating systems. <phrase>Kubuntu</phrase> uses <emphasis>ext4</emphasis> as its default filesystem.
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