[mdlug] File systems

[Aaron Kulkis]

Bob wrote:
> OK related to the copy question
>
> I'm running a 3.12 kernel on Debian Sid (AptoSid). The drive I'm replacing is a 2tb drive using the ext4 file system that contains my photos. I'm replacing it with a 4tb drive. Files are jpg, png, tiff, nef (Nikon Raw), and Gimp xcf. Sizes range from
> 300k to 200mb+ xcf files
>
> Work flow could be working on 1 large Gimp file or batch processing 50-100 nef to jpg files.
>
> Any suggestions comments on what file system might work best?

My preferred filesystem type is xfs except for partitions (/, /boot) which require ex3 or ext4 filesystems.

The larger the filesystem, the beeter the performance advantage of XFS, and I have *NEVER* lost a single
file due to filesystem corruption on an XFXFS partition.