2016-09-01 11:54 GMT+03:00 Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk>: > On Thu, 1 Sep 2016 11:49:43 +0300, gevisz wrote: > >> > If your filesystem becomes corrupt (and you are unable to >> > repair it), *all* of your data is lost (instead of just >> > one partition). That's the only disadvantage I can think >> > of. >> >> That is exactly what I am afraid of! >> >> So, the 20-years old rule of thumb is still valid. :( >> >> > I don't like partitions either (after some years, I >> > always found that sizes don't match my requirements any >> > more), >> >> And this is exactly the reason why I do not want to partition >> my new hard drive! :) > > 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. > Neil Bothwick > > For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the > quality of life, please press three.
