[ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

[Ravi Kumar]

These devices are made of lowest cost SSD/memory-chips from Chinese markets
(Ahhh, I hate Chinese market). Few writes (IO) in would just corrupt it. The
best check (and fastest) would be to write multiple copies of small size(
~4KB) files in it to full the capacity. Dang, and its gone :).

Don't format it.
Remember, when you connect a device to a computer, the device tells the
system that it is a Storage Device, and wiith capacity X-MB and filesystem
Y.  That is false information programmed in device initially. When you
format it, it may not work again, or will show you up with some MB of space.

Just put that in a locker, and write a note - "Some stupid engineering, not
for humanity, but for stupiity"


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-=Ravi=-
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