My windows install was giving me a lot of grief today, (kept freezing while formatting the hard drive) so I popped in a Mandrake 8.0 disc just to see if the install would complete.Anyways, now ...

Back up your files before formatting a USB drive in GParted to avoid data loss. After installing GParted, make sure to select the correct drive using the drop-down menu in the top-right corner. If you ...

Linux systems provide many ways to look at disk partitions. Here's a look at commands you can use to display useful information -- each providing a different format and with a different focus.