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Porteus x86 v3.2.2 - how to extend porteussave.dat?
Posted: 06 Feb 2019, 14:16
by glestwid
Hi,
Upon shutdown I got a message saying that my .dat file is almost exhausted - 1mb left. How can I have it extended? I specially underline extended i.e. all it existing content is to be left intact.
Re: Porteus x86 v3.2.2 - how to extend porteussave.dat?
Posted: 06 Feb 2019, 15:25
by Ed_P
Menu > Administration > Porteus save file manager > I want to resize a savefile.
To be extra safe backup the current file before resizing it.
Re: Porteus x86 v3.2.2 - how to extend porteussave.dat?
Posted: 17 Feb 2019, 18:39
by glestwid
Does not work at all. Tried to resize but after click on the corresponding button got "You seem to have missed a setting. Aborting." What am I doing wrong?
Re: Porteus x86 v3.2.2 - how to extend porteussave.dat?
Posted: 17 Feb 2019, 19:11
by Ed_P
Wow! No idea, that function should work.
Ok, a different approach. Copy your porteussave.dat file to a file and name it MyBackupDat.xzm. Use Menu > Administration > Porteus save file manager to create a newer larger file. Copy the MyBackupDat.xzm file to your modules folder and reboot.
Check your /etc/changes-exit.conf file and see if it supports the ! command. It does in 4.0. porteussave.dat saves somethings that don't need to be saved imo. This is what I've added to the conf file:
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!/var/run
!/var/tmp
!/home/guest/.cache/thumbnails/normal
!/home/guest/.cache/mozilla/firefox/dxsqumip.default/thumbnails/
!/home/guest/.mozilla/firefox/Crash?Reports/pending/
!/home/guest/.mozilla/firefox/dxsqumip.default/storage/default/
!/home/guest/.mozilla/firefox/dxsqumip.default/datareporting/archived
!/home/guest/.java/deployment/cache/6.0/
Re: Porteus x86 v3.2.2 - how to extend porteussave.dat?
Posted: 17 Feb 2019, 23:14
by glestwid
The issue's gone. The reason was empty value in new file name.