On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Jordon Bedwell wrote:
> On 8/25/2010 7:12 AM, Jochen Schulz wrote:
>>
>> Jordon Bedwell:
Jochen Schulz wrote:
>
> No, they couldn't. :) Windows (since at least XP) doesn't allow
> formatting disks larger than (IIRC) 32GB with the FAT filesyst
Jordon Bedwell:
>
> Calling you names? lol? And I don't need to read out-dated KB
> articles,
Show me more recent ones which support your claim.
> I logged into Windows XP machine here in the office and
> did it before I even posted...I formatted an external HD with FAT32
> with no problems.
You
On 8/25/2010 7:12 AM, Jochen Schulz wrote:
Jordon Bedwell:
Jochen Schulz wrote:
No, they couldn't. :) Windows (since at least XP) doesn't allow
formatting disks larger than (IIRC) 32GB with the FAT filesystem. It's
either NTFS or… NTFS.
[…] Yes, Windows XP will format a drive way past 32GB, i
Jordon Bedwell:
>> Jochen Schulz wrote:
>>>
>>> No, they couldn't. :) Windows (since at least XP) doesn't allow
>>> formatting disks larger than (IIRC) 32GB with the FAT filesystem. It's
>>> either NTFS or… NTFS.
>
> […] Yes, Windows XP will format a drive way past 32GB, it's
> plain silly to say i
On 8/24/2010 6:22 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
Jochen Schulz wrote:
Bob Proulx:
It is "just a disk drive". There isn't anything magical about it
having come with FAT32. That is just a mild convenience so that the
casual MS user does not need to format it themselves. But they could
and you could to
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Jochen Schulz wrote:
>> Bob Proulx:
>> No, they couldn't. :) Windows (since at least XP) doesn't allow
>> formatting disks larger than (IIRC) 32GB with the FAT filesystem. It's
>> either NTFS or… NTFS.
>
> So... FAT32 supports up to 8T in size,
Jochen Schulz wrote:
> Bob Proulx:
> > It is "just a disk drive". There isn't anything magical about it
> > having come with FAT32. That is just a mild convenience so that the
> > casual MS user does not need to format it themselves. But they could
> > and you could too.
>
> No, they couldn't.
Bob Proulx:
>
> It is "just a disk drive". There isn't anything magical about it
> having come with FAT32. That is just a mild convenience so that the
> casual MS user does not need to format it themselves. But they could
> and you could too.
No, they couldn't. :) Windows (since at least XP) d
Lisi wrote:
> I have been asked to set this HDD up as a backup device on a Lenny system.
> ...
> It is currently formatted "To" and FAT32.
>
> What would people recommend in this situation? Reformat or use
> FAT32? And if reformat, to what?
It is "just a disk drive". There isn't anything magic
On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:53:28 -0400 Gregory Seidman
wrote:
>
> I recommend making it an LVM physical volume and creating a volume
> group on top of it. Create a logical volume the exact size of the
> volume you are backing up, then use dd to copy it for the first
> time (boot from a CD, if necessa
On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:05:38 +0100 Lisi wrote:
> I have been asked to set this HDD up as a backup device on a Lenny
> system. It will primarily be used for photographs and personal
> files.
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Verbatim-Desktop-External-Hard-Drive/dp/B0017422EA
>
> It is currently forma
Lisi:
>
> I have been asked to set this HDD up as a backup device on a Lenny system.
> It
> will primarily be used for photographs and personal files.
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Verbatim-Desktop-External-Hard-Drive/dp/B0017422EA
The exact type of disk is irrelevant to your task. And, btw, th
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:24:08PM -0400, S Scharf wrote:
[...]
> > For each backup cycle (in a script called from cron), mount it and use
> > rsync to only change what needs changing, then unmount it and create an LVM
> > snapshot. Create the snapshots with names that include the date. To avoid
>
>
> I recommend making it an LVM physical volume and creating a volume group on
> top of it. Create a logical volume the exact size of the volume you are
> backing up, then use dd to copy it for the first time (boot from a CD, if
> necessary, so the source volume isn't mounted). Then create an LVM
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 04:05:38PM +0100, Lisi wrote:
> I have been asked to set this HDD up as a backup device on a Lenny
> system. It will primarily be used for photographs and personal files.
[...]
> What would people recommend in this situation? Reformat or use FAT32?
> And if reformat, to w
On Monday 23 August 2010 16:05:38 Lisi wrote:
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Lisi writes:
> What would people recommend in this situation? Reformat or use FAT32? And
> if
> reformat, to what? I think that his slightly aged computer would probably
> blow a gasket if asked to use ext4, so am wondering about ext3.
I bought a 1TB disk yesterday for the same purpose. Sin
On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:49:05 +0100, Lisi wrote:
> I have been asked to set this HDD up as a backup device on a Lenny
> system. It will primarily be used for photographs and personal files.
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Verbatim-Desktop-External-Hard-Drive/dp/
B0017422EA
>
> It is currently format
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