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2016-09-01 11:03 GMT+03:00 Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>: |
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> On Thu, 1 Sep 2016 10:18:29 +0300, gevisz wrote: |
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>> > it will take about 5 seconds to partition it. |
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>> > And a few more to mkfs it. |
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>> Just to partition - may be, but I very much doubt |
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>> that it will take seconds to create a full-fledged |
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>> ext4 file system on these 5TB via USB2 connention. |
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> Even if that were the case, does it really matter? |
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You are right: it does not matter for the main question. |
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However, it is an additional reason to think twice and |
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ask a knowledgeable people before starting. :) |
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> You said you wanted to use this drive for backups, |
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> surely doing it right is more important than doing |
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> it quickly. It's not like you have to hold its hand |
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> while mkfs is running. |
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But I would have to keep my fingers crossed so that |
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there would not be a sudden blackout during the formatting |
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hard disk anyway. :) |
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> Neil Bothwick |
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> Bagpipe for free: Stuff cat under arm. Pull legs, chew tail. |
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