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.


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Neil Bothwick

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