Topics: Software : Disk Management
Most modern computers store the data and programs they are not immediately using on disks: magnetic disks, called hard disks or hard drives for those that are usually built in, or floppy disks, also known as diskettes, or just floppies, for those that are regularly inserted and removed; and optical disks, often called CDs (Compact Disks): CD-ROMs (Read Only Media), CD-Rs (Recordable), and CD-RWs (Read-Write). The device that accesses a disk for a computer is called a disk drive; a hard disk is usually built in to its hard drive, so those terms are often used interchangeably.
Error Checking and Repair
Tools that examine a disk's physical sectors and file system structure for corruption. Sometimes partially corrupted data can be recovered, and affected sectors marked as bad, not to be used again.
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File Systems
There are different ways to organize computer data and program files on a disk, called file systems, or sometimes disk formats.
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Partition
Partition management is the division of a disk into several different logical areas, that can usually be treated as separate virtual disks.
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Usage Analysis
Utilities to show how the disk is being used, especially how files are taking space on a disk.
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