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

[gevisz]

2016-09-01 12:04 GMT+03:00 Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>:
> On Thu, 1 Sep 2016 11:59:55 +0300, gevisz wrote:
>
>> > You said you wanted to use this drive for backups,
>> > surely doing it right is more important than doing
>> > it quickly. It's not like you have to hold its hand
>> > while mkfs is running.
>>
>> But I would have to keep my fingers crossed so that
>> there would not be a sudden blackout during the formatting
>> hard disk anyway. :)
>
> Nah, just start again. It's only after the power goes out for the third
> time that you decide the Universe hates you and give up!

:)

> Neil Bothwick
>
> Q: What's the second worst sound you can hear a sysadmin make?
> A: Uh-oh
> Q: And the worst sound?
> A: Oops....