N900 filesystem

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Note: power users should know how to use find, so lets keep this article beginner-friendly!
Note: power users should know how to use find, so lets keep this article beginner-friendly!
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== Location table ==
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=== Location table ===
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{|class="wikitable"
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
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|+ N900 mount points
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!File manager path
!File manager path
!Real path
!Real path
!Size of the partition
!Size of the partition
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!Partition Type
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!Device
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|root
|root
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|/
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|<code>/</code>
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|256MB
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|256 MiB
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|rootfs
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|Built in to processor chip
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|space for software installations etc.
|space for software installations etc.
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|/home
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|<code>/home</code>
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|2GB
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|2 GiB
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|ext3
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|Partition of 32 GB memory chip
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|Nokia N900
|Nokia N900
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|/home/user/MyDocs
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|<code>[[MyDocs folder|/home/user/MyDocs]]</code>
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|rowspan=5|27GB
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|27 GiB
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|vfat (default)
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|Nokia N900/Documents
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|Partition of 32 GB memory chip
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|/home/user/MyDocs/.documents
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|Nokia N900/Images
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|/home/user/MyDocs/.images
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|Nokia N900/Sounds
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|/home/user/MyDocs/.sounds
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|Nokia N900/Videos
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|/home/user/MyDocs/.videos
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|Memory card
|Memory card
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|/media/mmc1
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|<code>/media/mmc1</code>
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|Memory cards size
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|Memory card's size
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|N/A
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|microSD memory card
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|Swap
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|768 MiB
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|swap
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|Partition of 32 GB memory chip
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And if you still don't find what you're looking for, you can try to use find at terminal as following:
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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 32 GB chip. See [[Updating the firmware]]
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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 in your N900 to computer is:
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/home/user/MyDocs
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== Instructions for viewing hidden files ==
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All files that start with period (.), are hidden files/folders. For example:  
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/home/user/.thisishiddenfile.txt
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/home/user/MyDocs/.images/
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<code>find /path/ -name filename*</code>
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; Mac
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: Use <code>ls -a</code> in [[terminal]] or [http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/developer/hiddenfiles.html a Dashboard Widget]
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; Windows
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: 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". [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/hiddenfiles.mspx Learn more]
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; GNOME - Nautilus
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: In the '''View''' menu of the file manager, check the "Hidden files" checkbox. [http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/stable/nautilus-hidden-files.html.en Learn more]. The keyboard shortcut is Control+H.
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; KDE - Dolphin
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: In the '''View''' menu of the file manager, select "Show Hidden Files" [http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdebase-apps/dolphin/dolphin-interface.html Learn more]
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; Command line
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: Use <code>ls -a</code> in a terminal. This will work on your Nokia N770, N8xx, and N900 as well as any Linux distro or system.
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Path can be for example / but it will give you errors if you dont have [[Root access]]. And if you don't give exact filename, remember to use wildcards(*)!
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== Further reading ==
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If you are further interested about the filesystem, please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_directory_structure Unix directory structure] article from wikipedia.
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* [[:wikipedia:Unix directory structure|The Unix directory structure]] article from Wikipedia.
[[Category:Beginners]]
[[Category:Beginners]]
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[[Category:N900]]

Latest revision as of 21:50, 8 August 2012

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!

[edit] Location table

N900 mount points
File manager path Real path Size of the partition Partition Type Device
root / 256 MiB rootfs Built in to processor chip
space for software installations etc. /home 2 GiB ext3 Partition of 32 GB memory chip
Nokia N900 /home/user/MyDocs 27 GiB vfat (default) Partition of 32 GB memory chip
Memory card /media/mmc1 Memory card's size N/A microSD memory card
Swap - 768 MiB swap Partition of 32 GB 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 in your N900 to computer is: 

/home/user/MyDocs

[edit] Instructions for viewing hidden files

All files that start with period (.), are hidden files/folders. For example: 

/home/user/.thisishiddenfile.txt
/home/user/MyDocs/.images/
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 - Nautilus
In the View menu of the file manager, check the "Hidden files" checkbox. Learn more. The keyboard shortcut is Control+H.
KDE - Dolphin
In the View menu of the file manager, select "Show Hidden Files" Learn more
Command line
Use ls -a in a terminal. This will work on your Nokia N770, N8xx, and N900 as well as any Linux distro or system.

[edit] Further reading

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