Partition Tables

What is the partition table?

• is a data structure to store information about the partitions on a given drive.

• there are several types of partition tables.

• partition table depends on the used OS and not on the drives’ physical interface.

• essential data: begin and end sectors.

• non-essential data: type of partitions and description (can be fake).

• there may be unallocated sectors between partitions.

Windows vs Linux