While in MODIFY mode, the Partition Manager is set up like a spread sheet. Use the arrow keys to move from cell to cell.
To move the cursor | Use |
up | “I” or up arrow |
down | “M” or down arrow |
left | “ J ” or left arrow |
right | “K” or right arrow |
LockIng/Unlocking Partitions
Locking a partition protects that partition from being written to, reformatted, erased or resized. A locked partition functions the same as a write protected disk.
To lock or unlock a drive, while in MODIFY mode:
1)Move the cursor to the LOCK column of the partition you want to lock or unlock. Locked partitions are marked with an asterisk (*).
2)Press the <return> key to toggle between locked and unlocked.
Partition Names
Each partition can have its own name. The name you assign a partition is an easy way for you to keep track of which partition is which when setting the boot drive and active partitions.
The operating systems will not actually use these names except as defaults when formatting. So, you could name a ProDOS partition “BETH” under the Partition Manager, format the partition using the default, BETH, then,under the Finder you can rename it BETHS.STUFF.
Name Rules
Partition names basically follow the rules of ProDOS names.
These rules are:
1)Name can include letters, numbers, or periods but not spaces
2)Name must begin with a letter
3)Name can be up to 10 characters long.
•Note: ProDOS actually allows names to be 15 characters long, however, the PM allows only 10.
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