{nav icon=home, name=Main Page > icon=info-circle, name=PureOS > icon=desktop, name=GNOME Desktop > icon=hdd-o, name=GNOME Disks} Manipulate partitions, check disk status and more with GNOME Disks --- If you install second disk you will have to create one or more partitions on it in order to be able to utilize it. You can do this using GNOME Disks tool. == GNOME Disks layout == The most important part is identify your disk. All storage units will be listed on the left sidebar. The disk used as the example is marked with red line (look at the image). Check the model of the disk (blue line), its size (orange line) and ensure it is already empty (does not contain any data, yellow line): {F41161, size=full, alt=gd1} Light green circle is the app's menu button. == Create partition ==

{nav icon=home, name=Main Page > icon=info-circle, name=PureOS > icon=desktop, name=GNOME Desktop > icon=hdd-o, name=GNOME Disks} Manipulate partitions, check disk status and more with GNOME Disks --- If you install second disk you will have to create one or more partitions on it in order to be able to utilize it. You can do this using GNOME Disks tool. == GNOME Disks layout == The most important part is identify your disk. All storage units will be listed on the left sidebar. The disk used as the example is marked with red line (look at the image). Check the model of the disk (blue line), its size (orange line) and ensure it is already empty (does not contain any data, yellow line): {F41161, size=full, alt=gd1} Light green circle is the app's menu button. == Create partition == Create partition by clicking the disk's empty space and clicking the !!+!! button: {F41163, size=full, alt=gd2} Specify the size of the partition, select the file system and assign some name to it. In this example, we will use this disk for data storage, hence the name //data//: {F41166, size=full, alt=gd3} If you want to encrypt the partition, select the appropriate partition type and specify the password: {F41167, size=full, alt=gd4} IMPORTANT: If you forgot the password you won't be able to access you data ever again! You can also select other partition filesystems, but this should be done if you are experienced user and you know what you are doing: {F41165, size=full, alt=gd5} == Partition options ==

{nav icon=home, name=Main Page > icon=info-circle, name=PureOS > icon=desktop, name=GNOME Desktop > icon=hdd-o, name=GNOME Disks} Manipulate partitions, check disk status and more with GNOME Disks --- If you install second disk you will have to create one or more partitions on it in order to be able to utilize it. You can do this using GNOME Disks tool. == GNOME Disks layout == The most important part is identify your disk. All storage units will be listed on the left sidebar. The disk used as the example is marked with red line (look at the image). Check the model of the disk (blue line), its size (orange line) and ensure it is already empty (does not contain any data, yellow line): {F41161, size=full, alt=gd1} Light green circle is the app's menu button. == Create partition == Create partition by clicking the disk's empty space and clicking the !!+!! button: {F41163, size=full, alt=gd2} Specify the size of the partition, select the file system and assign some name to it. In this example, we will use this disk for data storage, hence the name //data//: {F41166, size=full, alt=gd3} If you want to encrypt the partition, select the appropriate partition type and specify the password: {F41167, size=full, alt=gd4} IMPORTANT: If you forgot the password you won't be able to access you data ever again! You can also select other partition filesystems, but this should be done if you are experienced user and you know what you are doing: {F41165, size=full, alt=gd5} == Partition options ==