Fresh install Kubuntu 13.10: how best to partition the HD for optimal, smooth Kontakt & Akonadi

[Myriam Schweingruber]

Hi Bruce,

On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Bruce Marshall <bmarsh at bmarsh.com> wrote:
> On Friday, October 25, 2013 11:24:35 PM you wrote:
>> Dear Everybody,
>>
>> thanks for all the input so far - clear enough to work with it!
>>
>> For now, one question remains. Do I need to create ONE or TWO /home
>> partitions? Background of this question: in the thread 'Still 100% CPU when
>>
>
> I would create two.   One for normal use and one as a backup...  Then use the
> backup to back up your home before switching to a new system.

Just keep in mind that a backup is meant to keep your data secure,
making a backup partition on the same hard drive will not protect you
from a hardware failure and makes the whole backup useless. Backups
should be done on a different physical media, else it has no point at
all.


Regards, Myriam
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