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On Tue, 2008-11-25 at 17:24 -0200, Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto wrote: |
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> but the fact that pretty much every linux distribution chooses ext3 by |
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> default suggests it is the safest (at least for simple desktop/laptop |
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> usage), no? |
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No, for me ext2 = continual lost data issues from even the smallest |
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glitch. I had (up to a couple of weeks ago ext2 on a freerunner phone - |
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almost daily data problems (a freerunner should be packed in foam - it |
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crashes 2-3 times a day if you use it!), Since using ext3, the problems |
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are drasticly reduced but still occur ever few days. Even VFAT has less |
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problems that ext2, but ext3 is a little better. Note this is using the |
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defaults - this conversation reminds me that I should look at this |
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again. |
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The only FS I have lost complete systems (2 laptops, flat batteries when |
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not present) from were ext3, as well as continuous more minor corruption |
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issues (love backups) |
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reiserfs has had corruption issues in the past, but is currently very |
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stable. Any issues that have developed have always been fixable with no |
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lost data. I did run into a few repeatable issues with NFS - about 5 |
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years ago. None since from this. A couple of minor issues with |
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crashes, easily fixed and some hardware failures. |
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I ran ext3 on a dirvish backup server - lasted two days, resierfs is |
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still going after a couple of years. dirvish REALLY hammers a file |
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system. |
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Participating in a few of these discussions over the years has brought |
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home to me that YMMV really does apply to filesystems. Your usage, data |
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profile, power/hardware stability are all variables and any two peoples |
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experience almost assuredly wont be the same. |
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