Add another way to select devices in kde partition manager

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Lyn Perrine 5 years ago
parent ababa01de0
commit b5091e1f91

@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Below is having a list of the raw values of smart on the drive some of which can
You can see your disk usage for each partition graphically with the bars at the top with the shaded in part showing a bar graph as the percentage full of the partition and you can select each partition by left clicking on that section of the bar graph. The Column :guilabel:`Size` shows the size of the entire system while the :guilabel:`Used` column shows the amount of space used on the drive. The :guilabel:`Type` column lets you see which filesystem is on the partition. The :guilabel:`Overall assessment`
On the side pane to the left you can switch between each different drive on the left with the name of each device.
On the side pane to the left you can switch between each different drive on the left with the name of each device. Another way to switch which device you are managing partitions on use :menuselection:`Device --> Select Current Device`.
To delete a partition left click on a partition to select it press :kbd:`Delete`, :menuselection:`Partition --> Delete`, or right click and select :menuselection:`Delete`. To add a new partition in unallocated space right click on the To view statistical information on a partition select the partition :menuselection:`Partition --> Properties` or right click on that partition :menuselection:`Properites`. To resize or move a partition press :kbd:`Control+R`, :menuselection:`Partition --> Resize/Move`, or right click on the partition and select :menuselection:`Resize/Move`. On the bottom of the window a list of :guilabel:`Pending Operations` to be applied to your drives. If you want to delete a partition on a hard drive and overwrite the data on that partition :menuselection:`Partition --> Shred` or :kbd:`Shift+Delete`. However shredding solid state drives is not recommended as it may not fully scrub the data and may marginally wear out your drive.

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