Fortunately I was able to accomplish this using fdisk without having to install anything new. One thing I haven't been able to figure out though, when I attach it to one of my appVMs, I don't know where to find it. This page <https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/external-device-mount-point/> mentions /run/media/user/ but I don't see /run/media directory. Is there somewhere else I should be looking?
Thanks! On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 9:34 PM, Ted Brenner <grizt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks all for your help. I assume fdisk can do all this right? And that > does appear to be in dom0. > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 1:58 PM, <aperi.auc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Monday, January 30, 2017 at 1:26:01 AM UTC+1, Ángel wrote: >> > Ted Brenner wrote: >> > > What is the best way to add and partition disks in dom0? I just added >> > > some hard drives that I'd like to format and partition and then pass >> > > those to a guest VM for storing my person files. With xfce, I don't >> > > see any GUI based disk utility. Does this have to be done via the >> > > command line? >> > > >> > > >> > > Thanks! >> > > >> > I would recommend you to simply attach the disks to be formatted into a >> > VM and format them there. What's the point of exposing dom0 to them? >> > You can later attach them to the same or different VM for usage. >> >> Is it reliable though? For example will the result always be exactly the >> same as if the drive was managed in Dom0? Does the used file-system matter >> if applied through a VM or are any possible factors completely unaffected? >> For example is there a difference to manage BTRFS, ZFS, NTFS, EXT4, random >> exotic FS, RAID of any build kind, HDD/SSD, old or new cutting edge drive >> technologies, or any other possible factor, through a VM compared to a bare >> metal OS? >> Anything at all to look out for if undertaking changes on a drive through >> a VM? >> >> Does it pose a risk change in the rate of bit errors? For example from >> file system or drive error odds with an 1 in 10^15, to 1 in 10^7 risk >> increase? >> It is after all better to be proactive to prevent possible issues, than >> it is to leave it unknown, when it comes to precious irreplaceable >> important data. >> >> Best practice in terms of security, yes sure, but is it also best >> practice in terms of data integrity? Is there any possible trade-offs here >> to be aware of? >> >> There may be no difference at all, or there may be. But the point is, for >> those not in the knowing, which one is it? It would be great to be >> reasonably certain when using new technology where important data is >> involved, where common sense may need an update, rather than being among >> the first victims due to outdated assumptions, relics of an old age in an >> ever faster changing world. >> >> So taking all that into account, all possible factors included, is it >> really just as reliable to manage drives in VM's as when done in Dom0? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "qubes-users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms >> gid/qubes-users/139be9c2-aa22-44ce-bea1-105be40e1f60%40googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Sent from my Desktop > -- Sent from my Desktop -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/CANKZutybwCRWhU1EO4reXGRKV9BCMx453N7gWi5Kf%3DCFb40tKg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.