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A logical disk, logical volume or virtual disk is a virtual device that provides an area of usable storage capacity on one or more physical disk drive(s) in a computer system. The disk is described as logical or virtual because it does not actually exist as a single physical entity in its own right. The goal of the logical disk is to provide computer software with what seems a contiguous storage area, sparing them the burden of dealing with the intricacies of storing files on multiple physical units. Most modern operating systems provide some form of logical volume management. Wikipedia →
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The logical disk
Volume analysis of disk spanning logical volumes
FuSnap: Fuzzy Control of Logical Volume Snapshot Replication for Disk Arrays
An analytic self-gravitating disk model: inferences and logical structure
An implementation of disk objects in the logical machine monitor
An O-O logical machine monitor supporting disk block migration
Location Service Framework for Private Cloud Storage System Based on Logical Disk
📚 Books worth reading
Upgrade your Macintosh and save a bundleBob Brant · 1991
Macintosh II repair and upgrade secretsLarry Pina · 1991
MacWeek upgrading and repairing your MacLee, Lisa. · 1995
The Commodore 64 troubleshooting & repair guideRobert C. Brenner · 1985
Mac OS 8.5 black book · 1998
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