[SOLVED] which file system for new destop workstation

SaintDanBert · 12-16-2013, 11:18 AM

So I've built-up a new desktop/tower workstation and I have my download of Linux Mint ready to deploy. I've always used ext2, ext3 or ext4. With so many other file systems out there, I wonder which ones my LQ friends recommend...

... or am I better off staying with EXT4?

Thanks in advance.
~~~ 8d;-Dan

yooy · 12-16-2013, 12:37 PM

I always select ext4 on both hard drives and SSD drives. I will consider Btrfs, but it wouldn't make much difference.

ondoho · 12-16-2013, 03:44 PM

i never used anything but ext3 and ext4 - i heard sth that there isn't much difference whatever you use, reiserfs, ext...
however i'd go with the most commonly used. why risk running into incompatibility problems later.
the only thing i definitely would NOT use is fat or ntfs ;-)

snowday · 12-16-2013, 03:45 PM

I use ext4 for my Mint PC.

TobiSGD · 12-16-2013, 11:21 PM

Ext 4 is fine. There are filesystems that give you more options (like btrfs), but if you don't plan to use those it is pretty pointless to choose that filesystem.

onebuck · 12-17-2013, 07:52 AM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaintDanBert

So I've built-up a new desktop/tower workstation and I have my download of Linux Mint ready to deploy. I've always used ext2, ext3 or ext4. With so many other file systems out there, I wonder which ones my LQ friends recommend...

... or am I better off staying with EXT4?

Thanks in advance.
~~~ 8d;-Dan

Article that discusses Linux File Systems: Ext2 vs Ext3 vs Ext4;

Quote:

ext2, ext3 and ext4 are all filesystems created for Linux. This article explains the following:

High level difference between these filesystems.
How to create these filesystems.
How to convert from one filesystem type to another.

Look at Linux File System section of Slackware®-Links for helpful information.

Hope this helps.

mostlyharmless · 12-17-2013, 01:55 PM

Bear in mind too that if you use an SSD and want to use TRIM, your filesystem choices are limited. I'd pick Ext4 though Btrfs, XFS and JFS work too.

ReaperX7 · 12-19-2013, 09:20 PM

BtrFS is still not really finished. JFS would be a safest choice. You really should avoid using XFS unless you have an adequate backup power supply. Ext4 is just a good all-around though.