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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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