Removable Storage
Partitions on removable storage:
floppy disks – don’t have a partition table.
has a FAT12 file system as a single partition.
memory cards – typically use DOS partitions.
FAT32 – max volume size 32 GB, max file size 4 GB.
exFAT (or FAT64) – max volume size 128 PB, max file size 128 PB.
external hard drives.
DOS partitions are commonly sold already with an NTFS file system in place.
Optical disks:
CDs – ISO 9660.
ISO 9660 is very strict about file names.
there are extensions (Joliet, Rock Ridge) to overcome these limitations.
there are also hybrid CDs:
ISO 9660 + Joliet.
ISO 9660 + Apple HPS.
bootable CDs for intel PCs can contain a DOS partition.
CD-R.
use sessions, each one can be treated as a partition.
each time data is added to the CD-R a new session is created.
most OS only show the last created session.
on OS X it’s possible to see all sessions.
on Linux, it’s possible to manually mount previous sessions.
on Windows-specific software is required e. g. Iso Buster
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