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Re: Improvement: Avoid rescuing empty space


From: Robert Trevellyan
Subject: Re: Improvement: Avoid rescuing empty space
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:20:36 -0500

Take a look at the '--domain-mapfile' command-line option.

Robert Trevellyan


On Thu, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:28 AM Robert Heel <Robert.Heel@bobosch.de> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Thanks for the great project, it saved many bytes :-)
>
> Huge HDDs are often not completely used, and the unused space is often
> filled with zeros.
> What about a config option to skip sectors filled with zeros (in the same
> way skipping bad sectors) to avoid wasting
> time rescuing empty space?
>
> Merry Christmas, Robert
>
>
>


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