N900 filesystem
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|root
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|256 MiB
|Built in to processor chip
|Built in to processor chip
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|space for software installations etc.
|space for software installations etc.
|/home
|/home
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|2GiB
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|2 GiB
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|Partition of 32GB memory chip
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|Partition of 32 GB memory chip
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|Nokia N900
|Nokia N900
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|[http://wiki.maemo.org/MyDocs_folder /home/user/MyDocs]
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|[[MyDocs folder|/home/user/MyDocs]]
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|27GiB
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|27 GiB
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|Partition of 32GB memory chip
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|Partition of 32 GB memory chip
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|Memory card
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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'''  
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'''Please notice, that units are [[:wikipedia:Gibibyte|Gibibytes]] (GiB), not [[:wikipedia:Gigabytes|Gigabytes]] (GB). N900 specs say 32 GB, not 32 GiB'''  
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eMMC is a image of 32GB chip. See [[Updating the tablet firmware]]
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eMMC is a image of 32 GB chip. See [[Updating the 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  
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 12:34, 14 July 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 / 256 MiB Built in to processor chip
space for software installations etc. /home 2 GiB Partition of 32 GB memory chip
Nokia N900 /home/user/MyDocs 27 GiB Partition of 32 GB 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 32 GB, not 32 GiB

eMMC is a image of 32 GB chip. See Updating the 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

Retrieved from "http://wiki.maemo.org/N900_filesystem"