3 ## Chapter 12 Storage
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4 **Table of Contents**
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6 * 12.1 [Synopsis](disks.html)
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8 * 12.2 [Device Names](disks-naming.html)
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10 * 12.3 [Adding Disks](disks-adding.html)
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12 * 12.4 [RAID](raid.html)
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14 * 12.5 [Creating and Using Optical Media (CDs)](creating-cds.html)
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16 * 12.6 [Creating and Using Optical Media (DVDs)](creating-dvds.html)
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18 * 12.7 [Creating and Using Floppy Disks](floppies.html)
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20 * 12.8 [Creating and Using Data Tapes](backups-tapebackups.html)
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22 * 12.9 [Backups to Floppies](backups-floppybackups.html)
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24 * 12.10 [Backup Basics](backup-basics.html)
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26 * 12.11 [Network, Memory, and File-Backed File Systems](disks-virtual.html)
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28 * 12.12 [File System Quotas](quotas.html)
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32 This chapter covers the use of disks in DragonFly. This includes memory-backed disks, network-attached disks, and standard SCSI/IDE storage devices.
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34 After reading this chapter, you will know:
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37 * The terminology DragonFly uses to describe the organization of data on a physical disk (partitions and slices).
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39 * How to add additional hard disks to your system.
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41 * How to set up virtual file systems, such as memory disks.
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43 * How to use quotas to limit disk space usage.
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45 * How to encrypt disks to secure them against attackers.
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47 * How to create and burn CDs and DVDs on DragonFly.
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49 * The various storage media options for backups.
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51 * How to use backup programs available under DragonFly.
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53 * How to backup to floppy disks.
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55 * What snapshots are and how to use them efficiently.
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