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Honest question, what use has data transfer graphs?
Long transfer (possibly over network), you start wondering what's going on. All you have to go on is a bar that doesn't move. Would be useful to get more info in situations like these.
No use, it just looks nice. Back when I first tried using Linux coming from Windows, that was a feature I missed. Not so much now, but it’s a nice to have
Very useful to see if your source/dest are performing as expected.
They look nice