Resize of personal storage not working

[ferret0ferret]

I'm on fossapup64---I'm assuming the latest release, because I updated yesterday. Prior to the update, I was easily able to adjust the size of my personal storage. I'd just open up the Resize Storage menu, select the amount I wanted to add, and it would work. I'm not sure if it's due to the update, but now, I can't increase the size of my personal storage. I do the exact same procedure. I can see when I reboot Puppy that it says it's allocating space to my personal storage, but the space is never actually allocated.

[backi]

When using a "SAVE FOLDER" instead of "SAVE File"........you will not run into such kind of Problems.

[bigpup]

Welcome to Puppy Land!

Here is the information you really need to provide, when you post about problems or questions.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=218

I will guess.
You are using a save file for personal storage.
It is stored on a partition formatted fat32.
You are trying to make the save file bigger than 4GB.
Fat32 format has a max file size limit of 4GB.
Can not make a save file any bigger than that. 4GB is max size available.
If I am correct.

Provide the asked for info and we can give you some good advice, on what to do.
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You can free up some space in the save, if you move stuff out of it.
Documents, downloads, videos, pictures, backups, etc......
Anything that is not installed, config settings, Puppy OS, etc.....
/mnt/home/ is a good place to use, that is outside of the save, but still in the same location of the Fossapup64 9.5 install.

[ferret0ferret]

Your guesses were spot on.

Thank you for linking to the bug report template. I'll make sure to use that in the future. Here is the requested information:

PUPPY: fossapup64
SPECS:

-Computer-
Processor : Intel(R) Celeron(R) N4000 CPU @ 1.10GHz
Memory : 7913MB (1409MB used)
Machine Type : Notebook
Operating System : Debian GNU/Linux
Date/Time : Tue 17 Aug 2021 16:30:12 +08
-Display-
Resolution : 1600x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa Intel(R) UHD Graphics 600 (GLK 2)
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
-Input Devices-
Lid Switch
Power Button
Power Button
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
Logitech M570
HP Wireless hotkeys
HP WMI hotkeys
Video Bus
HDA Intel PCH Mic
HDA Intel PCH Headphone
HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm:3
HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm:7
HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm:8
HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm:9
HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm:10
PC Speaker
HP Webcam: HP Webcam
ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad
-Printers (CUPS)-
CUPS-PDF : <i>Default</i>
-SCSI Disks-
ATA MTFDDAV256TBN-1A
hp DVDRW GUE1N
SanDisk Ultra Fit

I'm loading Puppy from a USB, which I'm pretty sure is still formatted as FAT32 (I made it using Rufus with the default settings)---which, if I'm not mistaken, would make a save folder not an option.

> You are trying to make the save file bigger than 4GB.

That is exactly correct!

What do you recommend?

[mikewalsh]

> You are trying to make the save file bigger than 4GB.

That is exactly correct!

What do you recommend?

Re-format & re-install is, I'm afraid, your only option IF you want a save-file larger than 4 GB.

However, by moving many items like my-documents, Downloads, Videos, etc, out to /mnt/home, and THEN sym-linking them back, this takes them out of the save-file, although Puppy will still find them where it expects to. These are the things that will quickly fill up the save-file.

The other thing is your browser .cache. Either move this/sym-link it back, or limit how large it can grow. Easy to do with the 'zilla-based browsers, not so easy with Chromium-based ones, since they're not equipped with a limiting mechanism.

Mike.

[ferret0ferret]

Thanks, mikewalsh! I'll do as you recommend. Very helpful.

[mikewalsh]

@ferret0ferret :-

Thanks, mikewalsh! I'll do as you recommend. Very helpful.

Use the gParted partition editor, & re-format to a Linux filesystem (ext2, ext3 or ext4). If you do this, then you'll also get the option of a save-folder at first shutdown, in addition to a save-file. A save-folder is far more flexible, since it expands/contracts depending on the contents; it can, of course, expand all the way up to the maximum size of the partition it's in!

Opinion varies with regard to which is better; some prefer one, some prefer the other. Save-folders are more flexible, but for backups the save-file is faster. It's very much personal choice. Save-files are probably better for older, slower, less capable hardware; if, like some of us here, you have fast, powerful, modern hardware then a save-folder is the better bet.....in such cases, backup SPEED is nowt to worry about, since everything is usually running that much faster anyway.

Mike.