Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:36:11 +0200 | From | DervishD <> | Subject | Re: ext2 on flash memory |
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Hi Eduard :)
* Eduard-Gabriel Munteanu <maxdamage@aladin.ro> dixit: > > I was wondering: is there any reason not to use ext2 on an USB > >pendrive? Really my question is not only about USB pendrives, but any > >device whose storage is flash based. Let's assume that the device has > >a good quality flash memory with wear leveling and the like... > > Your USB pendrive will wear faster if you use an inappropriate > filesystem. Such filesystems require frequent writes and change their > internal state often.
That's what I supposed.
> Really, why don't you try a more suitable fs for your pendrive, one that > changes itself less than usual fs's?
I was just wondering if, apart from the excessive wear, there were other reasons. One of the reasons I would like to use a good filesystem for a pendrive is to be able to store file metadata (UID, GID, mode, etc.) properly, for example to store a "live" copy of my home dir in the pendrive.
Thanks for your answer :)
Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado
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