Re: PiShrink?
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýNo. For the few minutes it takes to shrink it, not worth buying
hardware for something that has a quick and easy software
solution. Here is an example that got be started with PiShrink. Yes I
bought some new cards. They were supposed to be 8 gig cards since
that is what I use. They were actually 7.9 gig cards. The image
from the 8 gig cards wouldn't fit on the new cards. After using
PiShrink, the shrunken image fit just fine on the new cards. I probably have over 20 images. That is 160 gigs of images (or
more). Silly to buy bigger cards, which will make for bigger
images and the need for a bigger hard drive just for storage.
After shrinking, I am down to 20 gigs.
I don't understand the concept of the OS filling all the unused
space on the card when there isn't anything there. If you have a
hard drive, you don't fill the whole unused space on it. It only
uses what it needs when it needs it. Mick - W7CAT ----- Original Message -----
From: "Nigel Gunn, G8IFF/W8IFF" To: [email protected], "Ed via groups.io" Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2022 07:49:14 AM Subject: Re: [RaspberryPi-4-HamRadio] PiShrink? > Isn't it easier to just buy a bigger SD card or an external disk drive? > > > > > On 03/03/2022 09:42 Ed via groups.io wrote: > > > > > > Is the?PiShrink ()?script the best way to shrink images for archiving or for use with a smaller SD card? > > > > Thanks & 73, > > Ed > > N2BHD > > > > Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366 > Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel@... www > > > > > > --
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