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What is the use of a read-only partition? I am particularly interested in gpt-formatted disks. If the partition is read-only, then data cannot be written to it. If we're reading data from it, then how did the data get there in the first place since its read-only? This can only imply that the data was written to the partition before formatting it and making it read-only. But if that is so, then formatting after writing the data would wipe out the data.

So, of what use is a read-only partition?

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Just like a read-only file or directory, a read-only partition is a layer of protection against accidental (or purposeful) change or deletion. Can you bypass read-only attributes? Absolutely. It is not intended to be the ultimate solution, but one layer of many.

Keltari
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