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Re: Formatting external HDD



On Ma, 18 oct 11, 17:02:39, Walter Hurry wrote:
> 
> I have an external 1T USB drive, which I use to storage of AV files, plus 
> daily (rsync) backups. It is formatted as a single partition. I use ext2 
> to avoid the overhead of journalling, but do carry out an e2fsck from 
> time to time.

And how long does it take? Tip: it is possible to have ext4 without a 
journal and still enjoy the lightning fast (compared to ext2) fsck.

Regards,
Andrei
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