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Install Tinycore on a USB Drive with a Partition for Sharing Files with Windows
This method may be used to install Tiny Core on a USB drive with a partition for sharing files with Windows.
Be aware: Some older computers cannot start an operating system on a USB drive.
When installing to a hard drive, you may also make a FAT32 partition for sharing files with Windows.
Partitioning Programs
There are many different partitioning programs.
GParted can be installed in Tiny Core, and used for partitioning.
A useful one is Parted Magic, which can be run from a CD or USB drive.
If you plan to use the Parted Magic CD, download the .iso file of the latest version of Parted Magic, and write it to a CD. It may be downloaded from http://www.digitalincursion.net/partedmagic/
Another option is to use UNetbootin to install Parted Magic on a USB drive, and run it from the USB drive. UNetbootin may be downloaded from http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
Partition the USB Drive
Before partitioning the drive, save a copy of all files you want to keep. All files on the drive will be lost.
Start the GParted Partition Editor.
Be sure to select the correct drive. Warning: If you select the wrong drive, everything on that drive will be lost.
Delete the existing partition.
Make the first partition a FAT32 partition.
Make the rest of the drive an Ext2 partition.
Set the flag of the Ext2 partition to Boot or Active.
Install Tiny Core
Install Tiny Core using one of these methods
During installation select, Existing Partition. Then select the Ext2 partition. It may be something like sda2, sdb2 or sdc2. Click on the square preceeding “Mark Partition Active (bootable)” so it becomes ticked.
Accessing the Partition
You may now save all files you want to share with Windows, to this partition.
To access the partition from Tiny Core, you need to mount it. To mount the drive, start the mount tool. When the drive is unmounted, it is red. Click on it, so it becomes green.
When running Windows, the partition will show up as an additional drive, such as D: or E:
