Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:45:50 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> To: Jason Thomson <jason.thomson@mintel.com> Cc: Jo Rhett <jrhett@svcolo.com>, stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.4TB disk - MBR and GPT coexist? Message-ID: <2E2ADEEE-3206-4F32-BF51-FA45277B13BD@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <45A75A8D.6000301@mintel.com> References: <45A5FD8A.6080409@svcolo.com> <2918081F-D376-410B-B6FD-42BDD3323575@svcolo.com> <20070111213444.GB17185@zone3000.net> <D0D0CE06-B991-4945-B12B-152BA930106B@svcolo.com> <F3B0BD49-133C-4BD4-A747-68BD75F72D63@mac.com> <45A74F01.7040200@svcolo.com> <45A75A8D.6000301@mintel.com>
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On Jan 12, 2007, at 1:53 AM, Jason Thomson wrote: > Marcel, do you know if it is possible to do this without > destroying the > existing file systems? In theory, yes. If you need or want to shuffle partitions or repartition, then it becomes a whole new game. Keeping existing partitions where they are is simpler and typically works. Be sure to try things out on a memory disk first. I haven't done any of this myself, so my reasoning is not backed by actual experience. -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com
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