On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM home user via users <
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> I've seen a few references to "sub-volumes" in this thread.
>
> What are the advantages of using sub-volumes?
>

They can replace partitions, which use a fixed size, so if you guess
wrong you
have to put in the effort to resize.   Sub-volumes help with organization
of files, but
don't impose arbitrary restrictions on how a filesystem organizes files, so
generally
they

What are the trade-offs?
>

Not all filesystems support them.  Some use cases require making images of
filesystem which may require a format common to multiple systems.


> Are they required or optional?
>

Not required, but would need manual creation of the filesystems -- extra
work
and opportunities to break things.

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George N. White III
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