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Disk Partitioning
Disk Mode
Backups and Copies
You can use the Backup and Copy operations to copy files to different partitions on the same
disk, or even to some directories within the same partition (prior to version 2, Backup and Copy
worked only from one SCSI device to another).
You can always back up or copy files to a different partition, regardless of location. If you're
backing up or copying to the same partition, there's a restriction: you can't back up or copy to
the same directory, or to a subdirectory of the current directory (you can back up and copy to
parent directories, however).
For example, suppose you had several program files in the root directory of a partition, and you
wanted to copy some of them to a directory called PROGS, also in the root directory. You
couldn't use Backup or Copy to make copies of the programs in the PROGS directory, but you
could use Move to move them into PROGS, then use Backup or Copy to make copies of them in
the root directory.
Utilities
Pressing the Util soft button displays the DiskUtil page, which now includes a soft button
labeled Part'n (if your hard disk is 2 G or smaller, you won't see the Part'n soft button). Pressing
this button displays a prompt asking you to select a partition (like pressing Root or Parent when
you're in the root directory).
Info
The disk report that you see when you press the Info soft button includes the total number of
K2600 partitions on the disk, and which partition you're currently viewing. This information is
on the last line of the second page of information.
Free
Pressing the Free soft button displays the free space on the current partition (not on the entire
disk, as with earlier K2600 operating systems). There are three components to the free-space
information: percentage used, kilobytes free, and total kilobytes.
If you change partitions while the free-space information is visible, the K2600 automatically
calculates and displays the free-space information for the new partition. Exiting the DiskUtil
page disables this automatic updating until the next time you use the Free utility.
List
The List utility is a convenient way to view the directories and files on your hard disk. It's also a
time saver for disk operations. When you press List, the display shows a hierarchical listing of
all the files and directories in the current partition (this can take a while, depending on the size
and complexity of your directories). Directory names are followed by a backslash (
Use the Up and Down cursor buttons to select different objects in the list. The index number on
the far right of the display's top line shows where you are in the list (each object is numbered
according to its position in the directory hierarchy). Using the cursor buttons, you can quickly
find files on the hard disk without having to change directories.
Changing partitions while using the List utility resets the index number to 1. In other words, no
matter where you are in the list for the current partition, if you change partitions you'll start at
the first entry in that partition's list.
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