The concept isn't specifically with the OS, it's with the imager tools.? They don't look for data, they do a bit by bit copy of the media.? So if only 10k is used out of a 128g SD card, it still makes a complete image of the card.?
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On Mar 3, 2022, at 07:11, "Teton Amateur Radio Repeater Association (TARRA)" <
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No. 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
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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?
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> > On 03/03/2022 09:42 Ed via groups.io
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> > Is the?PiShrink
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the best way to shrink images for archiving or for use with a
smaller SD card?
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> > Thanks & 73,
> > Ed
> > N2BHD
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> 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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