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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} rdiff-backup: push or pull?
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:48:36
Message-Id: CAN0CFw2MqDOsCfFE6N=ioHLNFMJ9mBD4SxjckbuFDUnOd7-FUw@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} rdiff-backup: push or pull? by Alex Schuster
1 >> > Can I reserve 0% for root on my USB hard drive which is only used for
2 >> > backups and does not contain an OS?
3 >>
4 >> Yes:
5 >>
6 >> mke2fs -m 0 /dev/usb-drive
7 >
8 > Although a value > 0 helps against fragmentation. And when rdiff-backup has
9 > failed because it ran out of space, regressing to the previous sane state
10 > will need a little free space.
11
12 Good points. Should 10GB (1% of 1TB) do it?
13
14 - Grant

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Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} rdiff-backup: push or pull? Alex Schuster <wonko@×××××××××.org>