On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Michael Iatrou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When the date was Sunday 02 November 2008, Volkan YAZICI wrote: > >> Please, I don't want to start a flamewar between filesystems. But could >> anybody give any recommendations to me? > > First of all, avoid XFS at any cost: it has a bad history with power > failures. >
I'd second this very strongly. I used XFS for a year or so on my desktop and every time there was a power cut or a nasty crash I ended up with filesystem damage - seemingly random files (not just ones in active or recent use) truncated or just plain trashed; it's really annoying when /etc/passwd gets filled with garbage. I eventually got around to switching after it destroyed my filesystem beyond my ability to recover it. I'd recommend anything over XFS, including FAT12 or just writing stuff down on a piece of paper. -Nye PS. Apparently they've improved some power-failure problems with XFS since I used it, but then they also said that *before* I started using it so I can't say I'd put any trust in that. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
