On 2009-03-08_23:25:53, Celejar wrote:
On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:15:43 -0400
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
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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.
I use ext3 for my external USB drive. Does this mean that I can remove
it without cleanly unmounting it and not need to worry, or do you
merely mean that I'd be less likely to lose data than if I'd use ext2?
Celejar
I think it is not quite so robust as that. From reading wikipedia, I
think fsck can clean up the mess, faster and more reliably if journal
is available. I think. I'm not sure. But surely your better off with
journaling than without when you accidentally pull the plug too
soon. And one thing I know for sure about me. I make mistakes.