Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Is it still advisable to partition a big hard drive?

[gevisz]

2016-09-01 15:21 GMT+03:00 Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>:
> On Thu, 1 Sep 2016 12:09:09 +0300, gevisz wrote:
>
>> > Have you considered LVM? You get the benefits of separate filesystems
>> > without the limitations of inflexible partitioning.
>>
>> I am afraid of LVM because of the same reason as described below:
>>
>> returning to the "old good times" of MS DOS 6.22, I do remember that
>> working then on 40MB (yes, megabytes) hard drive I used some program
>> that compressed all the data before saving them on that hard drive.
>> Unfortunately, one day, because of the corruption, I lost all the data
>> on that hard drive. Since then, I am very much afraid of compressed or
>> encrypted hard drives.
>
> LVM is neither encrypted nor compressed. The filesystems on it are no
> different to the filesystems on physical partitions, and subject to the
> same risks. An LVM logical volume is just a block device that is treated
> the same as a physical partition on a non-LVM setup.

Thank you for the explanation, I have also just refreshed my memory
about LVM before replying to you but still can not see any reason why
I may need LVM on an external hard drive...

> Sp far, you have come up with reasons, good or otherwise, for not taking
> each of the available choices. You need to decide what you really need
> and what is important to you. Only then can you decide on the best
> arrangement for your needs.
>
> Neil Bothwick
>
> Evolution stops when stupidity is no longer fatal!

:)