On 23Dec2019 11:45, Chris Murphy <lists(a)colorremedies.com> wrote:
On Sun, Dec 22, 2019 at 12:52 AM Javier Perez
<pepebuho(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Also, before I add a new device, do I have to partition the drive or
> does btrfs take over all these duties (partitioning, formating) when
> it adds the device to the filesystem?
Partitioning is optional. Drives I dedicate for one task only, I do
not partition. If I use them for other things, or might use them for
other things, then I partition them.
My personal habit is otherwise: I always partition. This means all my
drives are partitioned, causing less confusion.
Cheers,
Cameron Simpson <cs(a)cskk.id.au>