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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] SSD partitioning and migration
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:43:52
Message-Id: 51E96CBB.4080300@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] SSD partitioning and migration by luis jure
1 luis jure wrote:
2 > on 2013-07-19 at 01:56 Dale wrote:
3 >
4 >> Do you really want to put /home on a SSD?
5 > well, not actually the whole /home, the SSD is too small for that. i'm not
6 > sure yet, i might keep /home on a HDD and mount the partition on the SSD as
7 > a directory under /home for some special uses. or the other way around...
8 >
9 >
10
11
12 Size was one issue I thought of but I was more concerned with the wear
13 and tear part but that was explained by others. It seems that is not as
14 much a issue any more.
15
16 At one time, I had a /data directory. I stored large stuff there:
17 camera pics, videos, audio stuff and such. If you put /home on SSD, you
18 could always put the larger stuff on another mount point. One thing
19 about Linux, you can mount stuff wherever you want.
20
21 Post back how it works out and any speed improvements you see. I'm
22 really curious since I would like to get one that is at least big enough
23 for the OS itself. My /home is over 1Tb, that is Tb too. I'm not buying
24 one big enough for all that. lol
25
26 Dale
27
28 :-) :-)
29
30 --
31 I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] SSD partitioning and migration Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] SSD partitioning and migration Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] SSD partitioning and migration luis jure <ljc@××××××××××××.uy>
Re: [gentoo-user] SSD partitioning and migration William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>