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nic007 · Posted: Fri 15 Nov 2019, 08:44 Post subject:

Another very easy and safe way to get rid of your big savefile: Boot in RAM (without your savefile) > click on your savefile to mount it > select all items in the savefile and right-click on any of the items > select Open With from the menu and then Packit (Packit should be a standard utility in all newer puppy's) > Choose to mksquashfs, the location where you want to save to (where your puppy files are), name output sfs as ydrv (the name your ydrv should be eg: ydrv_tahr_6.0.5) > your ydrv will then be created > unmount the savefile and rename it to something like 1savefile.. > reboot (choose not to create a savefile at shutdown screen).
If everything looks right after the reboot, you can delete the old savefile. At the end of your session you can then select to create a new savefile if you want to. This method could also be used as alternative to making a "remaster" for use on the same machine.

belham2 · Joined: 15 Aug 2016 Posts: 1707

Hi Nic,

Just wanted to give positive & appreciative feedback on your Save2SFS.

I've used it jrb's Precise 5.7.2 I set up on a USB stick today (I had to gave up on Racy-5.5, there's some bug with Racy and USB mounting that I am unable to overcome).

Anyhow, Save2SFS worked well in Precise 5.7.2 and allowed me to get rid of the savefile out of the frugal folder & delete it for good. Easiest way I've seen so far to literally be able to boot as RAM and have your previous savefile loaded since it is now a ydrv file.

Thanks much!

nic007 · Posted: Tue 19 Nov 2019, 14:38 Post subject:

belham2 · Joined: 15 Aug 2016 Posts: 1707

Hi Nic,

Sorry I didn't get back to you. No, I completely gave up on Racy, as I had forgotten the troubles I had with it long ago. As you said, Precise is a much better base to work off of, and besides, JRB has made a nifty up-to-date version of Precise (5.7.2).

I have one question about Save2SFS:

Is there any way (YAD perhaps?) a popup box can happen between when you first click the 'save2sfs.script' and until the time it finally pops up the box showing the the progress of making the new ydrv,squashfs file?

On some of my old, uber-slow computers/laptops, it can take 60-120 secs between the time of clicking the save2fs.script and the ydrv.squashfs progress popup.

Is there a popup that could say "hey, save2fs is checking the system, hold your horses before doing anything else"? or something along those lines? Wink

nic007 · Posted: Sat 23 Nov 2019, 05:44 Post subject:

mfb · Joined: 22 Mar 2016 Posts: 91

Here is a faster version (entirely based upon the good works from nic007), but you need to rejig the end of Line 7 to suit your chosen location of the particular sfs files - including the ydrv and its precise Pup name.

FURTHER to nic007's comment on the deletion limitation, similarly moving and/or renaming any directory or file also needs manual corrective action.

nic007 · Posted: Sat 23 Nov 2019, 14:36 Post subject:

Whilst making a small update to the script, I discovered a few errors in the original script. Please download the new one attached to the first post.

Also: See here for an unofficial version: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=1042502#1042502

nic007 · Posted: Sun 24 Nov 2019, 22:54 Post subject:

I've decided to include the additional popup screen as progress indicator for the copying phase of the operation in the official final release of this application. Also made some final touches to streamline the process. Attached to first post, this replaces all previous.