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On Thu, 1 Sep 2016 22:04:22 +0300, gevisz wrote: |
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> > LVM is neither encrypted nor compressed. The filesystems on it are no |
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> > different to the filesystems on physical partitions, and subject to |
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> > the same risks. An LVM logical volume is just a block device that is |
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> > treated the same as a physical partition on a non-LVM setup. |
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> Thank you for the explanation, I have also just refreshed my memory |
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> about LVM before replying to you but still can not see any reason why |
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> I may need LVM on an external hard drive... |
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You gave on in the post that I replied to suggesting LVM in the first |
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place - that's why I suggested it. |
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You were worrying about the difficulty of altering a partition layout |
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once it is committed to disk and filled with data. LVM removes that |
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problem, because volumes and filesystems can be resized, added and |
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deleted at will. |
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However, at no point did I state that you "need" it, only that it may be |
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useful. The location of the drive is less relevant that its capacity when |
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considering this. |
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