how to use new storage (hard drive/usb/etc.) on linux

procedure

step-1: disable write caching

step0: do over provision (if ssd)

step1: partitioning

step2: formating

step3: mounting

step4: operate on the storage

useful command:

fdisk: partitioning

mkfs: formating

df: check the filesystem

mount: mounting

lsblk/hdparm

reference info

• Partition, partitioning: Free space on a hard disk must be partitioned before it can be used by an operating system. Creating a partition reserves a physical portion of the hard drive space for use as a logical drive, or volume, that the operating system can address.

• Volume: A volume is how the operating system 'sees' your free disk space. Volumes (also called logical drives) are represented in Windows by drive letters such as C:, E:, etc. Volumes are formed by partitioning the free space of a hard drive. Volumes must be formatted with a file system before data can be stored on them.

• Formatting: Formatting is the act of creating a file system on a volume, so that the operating system can store and retrieve data on that volume.

• File system: A file system provides a means of organizing and retrieving information written to a hard disk or any other storage medium. A file system is created on a volume when it is formatted. Common Windows file systems include FAT32 (File Allocation Table 32) and NTFS (NT File System).