micro SD cards -- actual size vs. claims
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(06-20-2016, 01:17 PM)mwharvey Wrote: Just a reminder, most of these images have a resize script in /usr/local/bin. so you can put a 16G image on a 64G card and resize to use the rest of the space.

I'd assumed that the larger images had more software packages.

You're suggesting that the only difference between 8 / 16 / 32 / 64GB images is the amount of partitioned, unused space. The software is identical. So, on a 32GB card, installing an 8GB image would leave ~24GB of unallocated space.

In that case, why even bother having multiple image sizes? Just install a small image, and run the script (or use GParted, etc.).
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RE: micro SD cards -- actual size vs. claims - by NexusDude - 06-21-2016, 08:28 PM

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