From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84129138C9D for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:50:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 822B3E0A6D; Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:49:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ob0-f180.google.com (mail-ob0-f180.google.com [209.85.214.180]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4FE3BE09D9 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:49:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: by obfe9 with SMTP id e9so109828744obf.1 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2015 07:49:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=t6WDoNejz0xTg8tuJVKQecaKewlImNvlB+HCSyy62KE=; b=guvg84wNlOPDZyCvo2ezN0mevw7W6aWG3fifHQi2Ho+n87amjAfek8FrkWHQvoIbJj XTW/oF2JPVHXPdx0BBGk2UR6STKrQljt6sDcQHE6TD/V2byWOrYB7WHi7zRyB9HESagq E7JzeAYk5187fP5OyCJftyD640SeblZclGfynENoh2m3i10iVPUQOhKSMaWmaHIiRzxy W/rG+gSi0LjFWrUXbsWcutV5qDIt8aQaNeNor5ZWu3nxlGkTSoq8pyiGQuB5g5XTgUsl jxH5IKOvbH5yyYLjNKRxuL6ARwGm5HTwqQyKulmz/RYsuTF1LDr+hNxNPYOeBFWX7HNZ Ah/w== X-Received: by 10.182.255.171 with SMTP id ar11mr5249917obd.29.1430232597710; Tue, 28 Apr 2015 07:49:57 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.60.27.104 with HTTP; Tue, 28 Apr 2015 07:49:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <553F474E.4040101@gmail.com> References: <553F474E.4040101@gmail.com> From: Francisco Ares Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:49:17 -0300 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive storage questions To: gentoo-user Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1134a470eecc5f0514c9f9c4 X-Archives-Salt: 026f668d-4d44-4f0b-aa2c-ce119e035a3a X-Archives-Hash: 04010a8b0855d8256af9b61fad4b3ab0 --001a1134a470eecc5f0514c9f9c4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 2015-04-28 5:39 GMT-03:00 Dale : > Howdy, > > I have a 3TB hard drive that I use for my /home partition. I'm going to > be having to expand this before to long, lots of videos on there. The > 4TB is a bit pricey and I would end up having to expand that to before > to long. So, I got to thinking, why not buy another 3TB drive and just > add that which would double my space. I use LVM by the way. I may try > BTFS, (sp?). Either way, adding a drive shouldn't be to much of a > problem. > > On one hand, adding a drive would double my space. It would also spread > out my stuff in the event a drive failed. On the other hand, one more > drive to have spinning that could fail too. These large drives makes me > wonder sometimes. > > What do you guys, gals too, think about this? Just add a drive or buy a > larger drive and move things over? Or is this a six of one and half > dozen of the other thing? > > Dale > > > > P. S. > > > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > /dev/mapper/Home2-Home2 2.7T 1.8T 945G 66% /home > > > > I've already had my /home partition filled up, and it was just one of the partitions on the only hard drive inside this machine. Nowadays I have 3 more hard drives on this same machine, which makes 4 drives in total. None of them so big, though, the newest one is 1TB. Now, talking about redundancy, if you worry about many - or all - of your files, perhaps you should consider a RAID. Although expensive, it makes one's mind more relaxed ;-) . Basically, what I have seen is that many people worry about backing up files when at work, but completely forget about it on personal computers. Best regards, and good luck! Francisco --001a1134a470eecc5f0514c9f9c4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


2015-04-28 5:39 GMT-03:00 Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>:
Howdy,

I have a 3TB hard drive that I use for my /home partition.=C2=A0 I'm go= ing to
be having to expand this before to long, lots of videos on there.=C2=A0 The=
4TB is a bit pricey and I would end up having to expand that to before
to long.=C2=A0 So, I got to thinking, why not buy another 3TB drive and jus= t
add that which would double my space.=C2=A0 I use LVM by the way.=C2=A0 I m= ay try
BTFS, (sp?).=C2=A0 =C2=A0Either way, adding a drive shouldn't be to muc= h of a
problem.

On one hand, adding a drive would double my space.=C2=A0 It would also spre= ad
out my stuff in the event a drive failed.=C2=A0 On the other hand, one more=
drive to have spinning that could fail too.=C2=A0 These large drives makes = me
wonder sometimes.

What do you guys, gals too, think about this?=C2=A0 Just add a drive or buy= a
larger drive and move things over?=C2=A0 Or is this a six of one and half dozen of the other thing?

Dale



P. S.


Filesystem=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Size=C2=A0= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Used=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Avail=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Use%=C2=A0 =C2=A0= =C2=A0Mounted on
/dev/mapper/Home2-Home2=C2=A0 2.7T=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A01.8T=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 945G=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 66%=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0/home




I've already ha= d my /home partition filled up, and it was just one of the partitions on th= e only hard drive inside this machine.

Nowadays I have 3= more hard drives on this same machine, which makes 4 drives in total. None= of them so big, though, the newest one is 1TB.

No= w, talking about redundancy, if you worry about many - or all - of your fil= es, perhaps you should consider a RAID. Although expensive, it makes one= 9;s mind more relaxed ;-) .=C2=A0 Basically, what I have seen is that many = people worry about backing up files when at work, but completely forget abo= ut it on personal computers.

Best regards, and goo= d luck!
Francisco

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