Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Nameġ 34 262177 128.0 MiB 0C01 Microsoft reserved. Total free space is 3692 sectors (1.8 MiB)

Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries The following is a quote from 'Partitioning Advice' įound valid GPT with protective MBR using GPT.ĭisk /dev/sdc: 7814037167 sectors, 3.6 TiBĭisk identifier (GUID): E59A2971-2442-4633-B606-FBE635400C03įirst usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 7814037133 The most confusing is about the '+128M' gaps. I've read most of the rodsbooks pages and much of it is goobledegook to me. I assume that whatever you advise me to do will also delete the pre-installed files (icon, setup.exe etc), but if not, can I delete them manually? Should the first partition be a Linux swap type ready for if/when I install PCLOS on it, OR can a swap partition be created later? I'd prefer the latter but it's not a deal breaker with this available space!Ħ. Am I right to assume the default gdisk partition type '0700 Microsoft basic data' is NTFS (not Fat) type?ĥ. I think I understand that each GPT partition has a unique GUID, but is the gdisk 'name' equivalent to the fdisk 'label'? I'd like to use short, meaningful names with no spaces.Ĥ. How do I rename it to remove the awful 'Seagate Expansion Drive'?ģ.

Should it 'start' at 63? I thought a modern setup should start at 2048?Ģ. I'm rubbish at any of this and my first questions are:ġ. I knew GPT would puzzle me - and it does! I don't have much of a plan, but the general outline is:Ī) The main use will be data backup, but I might decide to install PCLOS on it one day.ī) I want to create two partitions for Clonezilla and VirtualBox backups but leave the rest UNpartitioned until required (or know what I'm doing ).Ĭ) Backup the GPT partition table in case it all goes to kack mentioned in 'GPT Partition Recovery' Having its own power supply was my primary requirement but I wasn't fussed about the make or model (I was hoping for a faster response than the external USB powered drive I'm currently using. I wanted a larger backup drive, it was half price, so I bought it.

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