Saving files in the HD

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: Saving files in the HD
started by: moncalejo

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Posted by moncalejo on July 14 2004,13:07

Hello!

I'm new Linux, Damn Live CD and this forum user.

How can i save my files in the hard drive?

Thanks!

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Posted by cbagger01 on July 14 2004,16:17

OK,

First things first:

DSL supports reading and writing to many common file systems on a hard disk:
Old MSDOS and Windows 95 Partitions (Aka "FAT16")
Windows 95b / Windows 98 / Windows ME Partitions (Aka "FAT32")
Original Linux Partitions (Aka "EXT2")
Newer Journaling Linux Partitions (Aka "EXT3")
Other assorted file systems (ReiserFS, Minix, etc)

However, DSL only supports READ access to
Windows NT / Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Server 2003
parititions (Aka "NTFS" partitions)

So you can write to just about any kind of hard drive partition except for NTFS.

Here's how to do it:

Start up the Emelfm file manager program.
Using the Righthand Window pane, navigate to the "/mnt" directory.
There should be a list of mount points to choose from.
Floppy drives and CDROM is located in the "/mnt/auto" directory, but we don't care about them.

With your mouse, Right click on the hard drive partition that you wish to use and choose "Mount" from the context menu list.
For most users, their "C:" drive is stored at "hda1" but for some users it will be another partition like "hda2".  This is especially true if you have a "system restore" paritition like some Dell computers.

The top level of your "C:" drive should then appear.  Navigate to the folder where you want to save your file.

Highlight the filename in the Lefthand window pane and push the "Copy" button.

A copy of your file should appear in the Righthand window pane showing that the file is now sitting on your hard drive.

Hope this Helps.

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