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On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:26:22 -0600, Joseph wrote: |
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> > As Dirk pointed out, LVM is not a filesystem. If you want maximum |
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> > portability, FAT is the best choice. If you want to cram as much as |
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> > possible on the device, either use ReiserFS or get a larger device. |
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> I just did a quick experiment with on 1Mb memory stick as to disk space |
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> with different filesystems, so with: |
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> - vfat about 978Mb |
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> - ext2 about 913Mb |
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> - ReiserFS about 946Mb |
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> As Richard pointed out with Linux FS certain percentage is reserved. |
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That's true of ext2/ext3. ReiserFS uses space more efficiently, |
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especially when storing lots of small files, so although it may appear to |
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offer less space that FAT, you'll probably fit more on the drive. |
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