Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Defining a storage device, disk, drive, partition and volume. And in the process, explaining why -- from an operating system’s point of view -- a disk is not always something that spins . . .

Related videos referred to herein are:

Explaining File Systems: youtube.com/watch?v=_h30HBYxtws

Diskpart Windows Drive Recovery: youtube.com/watch?v=WYVBoXiF6cE

More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers

And more videos on film and other making, plus retro tech, can be found on my Christopher Barnatt channel: youtube.com/@ChristopherBarnatt

Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
01:24 Devices, Disks & Drives
03:53 Partitions & Volumes
10:09 Why some disks do not spin
13:32 Disk Setup
16:04 Wrap

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