GPT is definitely preferred for anything over 32GB as that will allow for greater filesystem size. I routinely set that flag on any device I have that requires access above the 32GB 32 bit limitation. Since that covered virtually all devices in my inventory now, it’s just prudent to set it this way. I also format EXFaT so that I can use said devices across the broadest possible OS platforms.
-Eric
From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, HDD refurbishment Dept.
> On Jan 17, 2023, at 6:31 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
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> I was kinda oopy last night (I didn't google a solution to how to fix it ) but I just did and found out how to set the partition table. But which should I choose? I've heard gpt mentioned but am unsure. Could I hear some opinions from the learnED here?
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> On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 9:29 PM Michael <bmike1@gmail.com <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>> wrote:
> in my other thread I looked at a gparted report. Well it had something related to this thread. In the report it is mentioned that file system type is ext4 but that the partition table is msdos. Does that matter.How should it be fixed if it does?
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> Device: /dev/sdb
> Model: SanDisk Ultra
> Serial:
> Sector size: 512
> Total sectors: 240353280
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> Heads: 255
> Sectors/track: 2
> Cylinders: 471280
>
> Partition table: msdos
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> Partition Type Start End Flags Partition Name File System Label Mount Point
> /dev/sdb1 Primary 2048 240353279 ext4 /media/michael/5d19820a-dfe9-4a0f-8593-9339e9b4ecd2
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> On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 8:41 PM Michael <bmike1@gmail.com <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Okay, I spent the last thirty minutes copying all the files from the fat fomatted drive to a folder on the desktop. Then I formatted the drive to ext4. Now I can't drag the files back on to the USB drive. I suppose I could chmod -r 777 the drive but what is the right way to do it?
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