2016-09-01 11:03 GMT+03:00 Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk>: > On Thu, 1 Sep 2016 10:18:29 +0300, gevisz wrote: > >> > it will take about 5 seconds to partition it. >> > And a few more to mkfs it. >> >> Just to partition - may be, but I very much doubt >> that it will take seconds to create a full-fledged >> ext4 file system on these 5TB via USB2 connention. > > Even if that were the case, does it really matter?
You are right: it does not matter for the main question. However, it is an additional reason to think twice and ask a knowledgeable people before starting. :) > 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. :) > Neil Bothwick > > Bagpipe for free: Stuff cat under arm. Pull legs, chew tail.
