N900 filesystem

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
root / 256MB
space for software installations etc. /home 2GB
Nokia N900 /home/user/MyDocs 27GB
Nokia N900/Documents /home/user/MyDocs/.documents
Nokia N900/Images /home/user/MyDocs/.images
Nokia N900/Sounds /home/user/MyDocs/.sounds
Nokia N900/Videos /home/user/MyDocs/.videos
Memory card /media/mmc1 Memory card's size

Instructions for viewing hidden files

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
KDE
In the View menu of the file manager, select "Show Hidden Files" Learn more

Further reading