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			[[Introduction\|Introduction]] - <strong>File Storage Drives</strong>

	Now that you have all your hardware together, it is time to decide how Color 64 will be able to store all its files.		Now that you have all your hardware together, it is time to decide how Color 64 will be able to store all its files.


	The BBS program divides up external storage into "drives" (short for "disk drive"). In these instructions, a drive is a generic term used to refer to any type of external storage. For example, a drive can be a 1541 floppy disk drive, a CMD HD 16-megabyte partition, a 2-megabyte REU, or any other separate and isolated area where files can be stored.		The BBS program divides up external storage into "drives" (short for "disk drive"). In these instructions, a drive is a generic term used to refer to any type of external storage. For example, a drive can be a 1541 floppy disk drive, a CMD HD 16-megabyte partition, a 2-megabyte REU, or any other separate and isolated area where files can be stored.


	On the drives are stored "groups" of files. A files group is a collection of files that have a common function. Each group of files must be together in a designated drive area. For example, the Public Messages group is the group of all the public messages posted by the users on a BBS system and a single drive should be designated for this group. You can have several groups on one drive if space permits.		On the drives are stored "groups" of files. A files group is a collection of files that have a common function. Each group of files must be together in a designated drive area. For example, the Public Messages group is the group of all the public messages posted by the users on a BBS system and a single drive should be designated for this group. You can have several groups on one drive if space permits.
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	Note that all file groups must always be accessible to Color 64, which means that you cannot use a "disk-swapping" method of changing disks in a drive as the system is running.		Note that all file groups must always be accessible to Color 64, which means that you cannot use a "disk-swapping" method of changing disks in a drive as the system is running.


	If I refer to a "Program Files drive" this means the DRIVE that the Program Files are stored on. This same terminology applies to the other files groups, because it allows for the possibility that you are storing more than one group of files on a single drive. For example, the System Files drive could also be the Help Files drive, but only if both groups are stored on the same drive.		If I refer to a "Program Files drive" this means the DRIVE that the Program Files are stored on. This same terminology applies to the other files groups, because it allows for the possibility that you are storing more than one group of files on a single drive. For example, the System Files drive could also be the Help Files drive, but only if both groups are stored on the same drive.


	The table below denotes the groups used by Color 64. Some groups have a "recommended minimum storage space" listed, which is just a recommendation on how many free blocks you should start out with for that group, and the space used at install:		The table below denotes the groups used by Color 64. Some groups have a "recommended minimum storage space" listed, which is just a recommendation on how many free blocks you should start out with for that group, and the space used at install:
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Now that you have all your hardware together, it is time to decide how Color 64 will be able to store all its files.

The BBS program divides up external storage into "drives" (short for "disk drive"). In these instructions, a drive is a generic term used to refer to any type of external storage. For example, a drive can be a 1541 floppy disk drive, a CMD HD 16-megabyte partition, a 2-megabyte REU, or any other separate and isolated area where files can be stored.

On the drives are stored "groups" of files. A files group is a collection of files that have a common function. Each group of files must be together in a designated drive area. For example, the Public Messages group is the group of all the public messages posted by the users on a BBS system and a single drive should be designated for this group. You can have several groups on one drive if space permits.

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Drive Group with Drive Assignment Examples</strong> </p>

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