On 2009-03-08_23:15:43, Stefan Monnier wrote: > > Journaling uses significantly more disk space and does not allow for deleted > > file recovery. > > Neither is true. I believe you're confusing log-structured file systems > and journalled file systems. > > > ext2 - for backup, removable, partitions rarely used, etc. > > ext2 is problematic for removable drives because if you remove the drive > without cleanly unmounting it you risk losing your data. So I would > recommend ext3 for such uses. Performance is rarely an issue, actually. > > > Stefan
That is a pretty persuasive argument. I can see the plug being pulled by accident fairly often in the long run. ;-) I had pretty much decided the other way, but this, plus ... The drive is already ext3, and wikipedia article mentions problems with reverting back to ext2, which I would have to do. Sooooo----, I've decided to not change, --- for now --- Thanks. -- Paul E Condon pecon...@mesanetworks.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
