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		mgarfias on March 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: All my servers have an 8 GB empty file on disk Why not keep an eye on the disk and expand the fs before it goes south?

jbverschoor on March 25, 2021 [–]

Because sometimes it can fill up quite quickly. And the extra space will give to the headroom you need. Will def do this on all my servers

qwertox on March 25, 2021 | [–]

Yes. I like the idea very much and also think that I will do this with a couple of my machines.

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