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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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<acronym>FAT16</acronym> and <acronym>FAT32</acronym> are Microsoft Windows filesystems found on older computers. To share data between two computers, the <emphasis><acronym>FAT32</acronym></emphasis> format is a good choice.

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<acronym>NTFS</acronym> is the filesystem type used by more modern versions of Microsoft Windows.

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<acronym>HFS+</acronym> is the Mac OS X default filesystem type.

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What is a partition?

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A partition is a means of dividing the storage capacity of a device, such as a hard disk, into several parts which can then be treated as separate storage devices (<quote>logical devices</quote>).