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--- snapraid:disks:partition_a_new_data_disk [2025/05/12 20:57] – created peter
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 ====== SnapRAID - Disks - Partition a new data disk ======
+<code bash>
+sudo parted -a optimal -s /dev/sdX -- mklabel gpt mkpart primary 0% 100%
+sudo mkfs.ext4 -m 2 -T largefile4 -L diskp01 /dev/sdX1
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  "-m 2" here reserves 2% of the filesystem for root-owned files (e.g. .../.snapraid/content)
+</WRAP>