On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:26:22 -0600, Joseph wrote: > > As Dirk pointed out, LVM is not a filesystem. If you want maximum > > portability, FAT is the best choice. If you want to cram as much as > > possible on the device, either use ReiserFS or get a larger device. > > I just did a quick experiment with on 1Mb memory stick as to disk space > with different filesystems, so with: > - vfat about 978Mb > - ext2 about 913Mb > - ReiserFS about 946Mb > > As Richard pointed out with Linux FS certain percentage is reserved.
That's true of ext2/ext3. ReiserFS uses space more efficiently, especially when storing lots of small files, so although it may appear to offer less space that FAT, you'll probably fit more on the drive. -- Neil Bothwick Celery is not food. It is a member of the plywood family.
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