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2. Disk partitioning - Wikipedia

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   As of the mid-2010s, most new computers use the GUID Partition Table (GPT) partitioning scheme instead. For examples of other partitioning schemes, see the general article on partition tables . The total data storage space of a PC HDD on which MBR partitioning is implemented can contain at most four primary partitions , or alternatively three ...

3. Apple Partition Map - Wikipedia

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   Classic Mac OS drivers partition Apple_HFS: Hierarchical File System: Apple_HFS: While normally a HFS or HFS+ volume for Mac OS and Mac OS X, it can also contain an MS-DOS formatted file system (File Allocation Table, which can be accessed by Mac OS and Mac OS X). Apple_HFSX: HFS Plus: This partition contains a HFS+ volume without a HFS wrapper.

4. Partition type - Wikipedia

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   The partition type (or partition ID) in a partition's entry in the partition table inside a master boot record (MBR) is a byte value intended to specify the file system the partition contains or to flag special access methods used to access these partitions (e.g. special CHS mappings, LBA access, logical mapped geometries, special driver access, hidden partitions, secured or encrypted file ...

5. GUID Partition Table - Wikipedia

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   Only Intel and Apple silicon Mac computers can boot from GPT. Apple silicon macOS are utilise GPT as partition format, but Apple silicon Mac computers are not utilise EFI as boot firmware. [25] MidnightBSD: Since 0.4-CURRENT IA-32, x86-64 Yes Requires CSM In a hybrid configuration, both GPT and MBR partition identifiers may be used. NetBSD ...

6. EFI system partition - Wikipedia

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   On Apple Mac computers using Intel x86-64 processor architecture, the EFI system partition is initially left blank and unused for booting into macOS. [13] [14]However, the EFI system partition is used as a staging area for firmware updates [15] and for the Microsoft Windows bootloader for Mac computers configured to boot into a Windows partition using Boot Camp.

7. BIOS boot partition - Wikipedia

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   Due to the 1 MiB partition alignment policies used by most modern disk partitioning tools to provide optimum performance with Advanced Format disks, SSD devices and certain RAID configurations, some room is left allowing the placement of a BIOS boot partition between the GPT and the first partition aligned that way (34–2047 for 512-byte ...