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From:Kevin Twyman
Date:11 Jun 2001 at 15:04:26
Subject:Re: Partition names

Hello Stephen,

On 10-Jun-01, you wrote:

>> If I swap the names as well as the contents, am I going to run into
>> trouble with assigns or the system?

> Not unless the device name is the same as the volume name.

No, they are all different, I name the devices to indicate the HD, eg
FDH0 (Fujitsu HD 0) and the volume name to indicate the contents eg
Programs:

> - both will work. This is a good reason for giving your hard drive
> device partitions names like IDH0: and IDH1: instead of System: or
> Work: By all means call your volume names System: or Work: though.

With four hard drives, I need to be able to identify them :)

> I should note though, that I ignore my own advice on my system's
> main disk ;-)

"Take my advice, I don't use it" eh? ;-)

Regards,



Kevin - Est. 1949 http://www.theboyz.freeserve.co.uk
A man with an Amiga A4000T CyberStormPPC 604e/233

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