[H-GEN] Resizing partitions

Jason Parker-Burlingham jasonp at uq.net.au
Thu Jan 16 13:57:42 EST 2003


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Robert Brockway <robert at timetraveller.org> writes:

> On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, David Jericho wrote:
> > I'd suggest that depending on how customised the machine is, it'd be
> > easier to copy the data you want to keep elsewhere and reinstall.
> Why not backup _all_ the data[1], and then boot off CD, repartition &
> bring all the data back.

I'd suggest using two different media, too; earlier in my career I was
less than careful when backing for a reinstall and found myself
without my data---this is why my email archives go back only to 1999
and not 1997.

> There are various places to store the data - such as shuffling data
> around repartitioning the drive bit-by-bit, backing up to another
> system & bringing the data back via FTP, etc.

What worked very well for me when I moved to the US was to condense
the filesystem into a file (with dump, cpio, tar, what-have-you),
encrypt it with gpg and then stash it on a conveniently located
network-attached filesystem.

> When I setup decent sized drives I like to leave a bit of space to the
> side as if possible.  Very useful for repartitioning, etc.

When I have money again I intend to install RAID support from the
beginning so I can simply add drives and expand filesystems as
necessary.
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