On 08/24/2019 06:30 PM, bw wrote:
In-Reply-To: <[🔎] 6467de81e00f9aafac5c25a0c60b1e73@contacte.xyz>Hello All. Thank you for any help, advises, explanation one's can provide. When installing a Debian - Buster here. When it's time to partition/format the drive one can choose the ??usage?? of the partition which affect the Inodes. There is : -Typical usage??? (which is ???standard??? by default) - "News??? (lots of inodes), - ???largefile??? (fewer inodes), - ???largefile4??? (even fewer inodes) What would be the ??best?? to choose for an SSD in an usual desktop environment ? What would be the ??best?? to choose for an mechanical HD in an usual desktop environment ? Files system is EXT4. If you have any link/url to read about an learn more to make the best choice for any circumstance it would be great. Regards.I have a link/url. I would think default 'Typical Usage' is best unless you need to choose another option. It's an interesting question, thanks! https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=debian+installer+inode+largefile4
Thanks for the link -- prompted thinking.One of thoughts was I probably know less about disk details than I thought. [I date from 8" floppies and 14" HD platters with a few MB ;]
How do I search for answer to my inadequately phrased question below.
1. I assume that sector size is a _TERM_ reserved for something fixed
when the disk is manufactured.
2. What is the proper search term to use for something whose dimensions
would be "megabytes/inode"? {I'll use "blob" for now }
3. The references I skimmed were focused pretty much on "disk full"
meaning either running out of "inodes" or "physical bytes on disk".
the question:
How find discussion of
blob size v file fragmentation [cf head seeks in spinning rust]
blob size v wear problems on SSD [unclear how that's handled now]
blob size v parameters such as bs when using dd [lousy example]
What else should I be asking <smile>
[see what happens when septuagenarian caused to think before coffee ;]
TIA