When you want to format a hard drive, it helps to know the difference between a partition and a drive.

The most important point is to establish whether you will even need to create a partition, or, if you can just create a volume on your Mac.

When you create "Logical Partitions" within the "Extended Partition", Linux (and GRUB) start naming them after the four reserved names.

The term hard drive refers to the actual storage medium — either in the classic sense with rotating magnetic discs (HDD) or as a modern SSD with flash memory. The term drive refers to the electronics ...