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When i format my dekstop i use "/" and "/Home" as ext4 journaling file system. What are the differences between "/" and "/home"

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The /home directory is the directory in which all the directories which belong to users are stored, so for instance if your username is sandwich then your home directory (where all the stuff to do with your user is stored) will be in /home/sandwhich (also known as ~).

The / directory which is known as the 'root' directory is the directory in which all other directories are. So for instance these are all the folders and files in a standard root directory:

bin    dev   initrd.img      lib64       mnt   root  srv  usr      vmlinuz.old
boot   etc   initrd.img.old  lost+found  opt   run   sys  var
cdrom  home  lib             media       proc  sbin  tmp  vmlinuz

Each has its own use (for instance you will even see the home directory in there). For more information on the other directories in the root directory please see this answer.