N900 filesystem
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'''Please notice, that units are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte Gibibytes] [GiB], not [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabytes Gigabytes] [GB]. N900 specs say 32GB, not 32GiB''' | '''Please notice, that units are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte Gibibytes] [GiB], not [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabytes Gigabytes] [GB]. N900 specs say 32GB, not 32GiB''' | ||
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Note: MyDocs has subfolders that can be seen with file manager, there is an article describing those called [[MyDocs folder]]. The folder you see when you plug your N900 to computer is | Note: MyDocs has subfolders that can be seen with file manager, there is an article describing those called [[MyDocs folder]]. The folder you see when you plug your N900 to computer is | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 27 May 2010
This article is here to help you find your files you see in file manager but can't seem to find via terminal.
Note: power users should know how to use find, so lets keep this article beginner-friendly!
Location table
| File manager path | Real path | Size of the partition | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| root | / | 256MiB | Built in to processor chip |
| space for software installations etc. | /home | 2GiB | Partition of 32GB memory chip |
| Nokia N900 | /home/user/MyDocs | 27GiB | Partition of 32GB memory chip |
| Memory card | /media/mmc1 | Memory card's size | microSD memory card |
| Swap | - | 768MiB | Partition of 32GB memory chip |
Please notice, that units are Gibibytes [GiB], not Gigabytes [GB]. N900 specs say 32GB, not 32GiB
eMMC is a image of 32GB chip. See Updating the tablet firmware
Note: MyDocs has subfolders that can be seen with file manager, there is an article describing those called MyDocs folder. The folder you see when you plug your N900 to computer is
/home/user/MyDocs
Instructions for viewing hidden files
All files that start with period (.), are hidden files. For example:
/home/user/.thisishiddenfile.txt
- Mac
- Use ls -a in terminal or a Dashboard Widget
- Windows
- To see hidden or system files, open the "Tools" menu, and select "Folder Options", then in the "View" tab, check "Show hidden files and folders". Learn more
- GNOME
- In the View menu of the file manager, check the "Hidden files" checkbox. Learn more. The keyboard shortcut is Control+H.
- KDE
- In the View menu of the file manager, select "Show Hidden Files" Learn more
Further reading
- The Unix directory structure article from wikipedia.