Windows and Linux have very different partition naming conventions.
First C: Drive is not a whole disk drive but just one partition. In Linux, drives are often referred to as /dev/sda
, /dev/sdb
etc. The partitions inside the drives are indicated by the numbered suffix, such as /dev/sda1
. /dev/sda2
etc.
Second, the partitioned need to be mounted before they can be used in Linux. The place where they are mounted are called mount points. A special mount point is /
, or the root of the file system. This mount point is reserved for Ubuntu system partition, the rough equivalent of Windows C:\
Third, other non-system partitions can be mounted anywhere as in a folder or sub-folder. For example, if you have a partition for music files, you could mount it in your home folder like /home/[userID]/Music
.
Fourth, if your C:\
partition has a name, Ubuntu will try to use that name to mount that partition. If not, you can make Ubuntu mount it folder that you name. For example, you can create a folder /media/OldStinkyC_Drive
and mount your C:\ partition there! Note, unlike Windows everything in Ubuntu is case sensitive.
Here is a reference of DOS to Linux commands:
http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/unix_for_dos_users.html
Hope this helps