Thread: Running CM7 on SD Card, utilizing unused space on card?
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Old 06-20-2011, 02:33 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by cookie1030 View Post
After installing CM7 on an 8GB card I noticed in Windows explorer that it is now 140MB. In Disk manager it shows 8GB with 4 partitions. The 4th partition is 6GB. Is there any way to use this space to install apps, etc?
Yes and no, the first and fourth partitions are both FAT32, while the second and third are Linux partitions. Windows Explorer only sees the first active partition, which is the 140MB boot partition in your case. Usually it is necessary to expand the last partition to use all of the remaining space on the SD card, but your description sounds like that is already done? The last FAT32 partition is available as normal SD storage from within CM7, so you can use it for data, videos, etc. You will also be able to access it from within Windows when the Nook is attached to your PC as a USB storage device. Apps are installed on the internal FLASH /data/apps partition, but apps2SD can move some apps to the SD after installation. FWIW, the internal /eMMC partition is also available for data storage, and it already contains whatever you installed before using CM7.
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