>> 1) ext2 to image / from my debian install. 50GB so I could have two or >> three "snapshots" > > Why ext2? I don't see any reason to use something less than ext3 for > "regular" operations. >
Ext2 because who needs journaling? It will have three, maybe four files on it, each about 10GB. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think anything else out there is as fast as ext2, when it comes to writing large files. >> 2) ext4 encrypted for my /home/arthur/documents folder as backup Thanks for tips about encfs. >> 3) ntfs? encrypted for girlfriends "my documents/documents" folder. >> 4) 700GB for backups of pictures from both Debian and XP.. filesystem ... >> ntfs? >> 5) 700GB for movies, which would be served (via Debian) to a ps3, not >> backups, primary storage. Ntfs? > > You only need ntfs if you expect the drive to be *directly* connected to > a Windows computer or some other device that doesn't understand extX > filesystems. If the drive will only be connected to a Debian machine and > the partitions accessed via samba the Windows computers doesn't access > the filesystem. Appreciate the feedback, Best, AM > Regards, > Andrei > -- > Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > > iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJMJ4SDAAoJEHNWs3jeoi3pC8MH/2yC0Oz13kq4FxIqVgFP+Rzc > ssVyQT3Fee3sgY2Eyqx/KXY1Tvrul0gGn/XORsJHzlY0fIfIVPh6Nksbq8QKuleq > EHWzeLPffXjSCW4HLMzcgUlZdAmwDqrNypPDJ9sz3C0ianF7IwNnaGb2QFY4kWe1 > u3AdEBSrZfftEEmxUoMfQgZu+dTNqRQo746K6p4fUS2nRSHGNiw5SBQX05IqsiIF > GXCo24aqsUi+WjzvxhctRH7p024BpYaZ9oz5F7br/raSyro4QkXJQfZ3b+pWIn5f > B3T54hF1q+SW5434CN40SxwwPe0taI9UNxbTkKjNbgGaO0X0u1V8yWi2hQhxzKw= > =90xQ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
