rsync from remote host "failed: No space left on device (28)"?? even with --inplace

[Colin Law]

On Fri, 8 Nov 2024 at 16:37, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:
>
> At Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:03:19 +0000 Adam Funk <a24061 at ducksburg.com> wrote:
>
> > AFAICT gparted formatted the drive. I deleted the old ext4 partitions
> > on it, added a FAT32, and clicked "apply"; then I mounted it and it
> > came up as "vfat" and worked. (I'm sure this is how I've always done
> > USB drives.)
> >
> > Am I supposed to do something else?
>
> Not sure. It sounds like you use a GUI partitioning tool ('and clicked
> "apply"'). I've always used CLI tools: parted, mkfs.whatever, etc. I have no
> clue what the GUI tool does. I don't believe parted will actually format
> partitions, but don't know about gparted. *I* don't really trust pointy-clicky
> tool, mainly because I don't know what option settings they are using -- too
> much "mystery under the hood". Maybe the settings are sensible, maybe not.
> Maybe you need a different set of settings for what you are doing.

Gparted is a long established and stable tool. To me it has always
been perfectly trust worthy.

Colin L.