What file system(s) do you use?
 

I use ext4 for / and ext2 for /boot.

Hi there,

ext2 for almost-read-only-filesystems (like /boot), ext3 for most cases, and FAT32 for file systems to be shared with other hosts (Windows. digital cameras, TVs/receivers).

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Ext4 on my Linux partitions and pendrives that will be used with Linux only.
NTFS on my Windows partition and pendrives that will be used with Windows and Linux.
FAT32 on my mp3 player and my photo-camera.

Now that I think about it I use FAT32 for my USB.

May I suggest that you really think about the options you want to include for your next poll before starting it. I have seen at least two polls from you now with missing options. A poll is somewhat pointless with missing options.

I thought that everyone would answer for their Linux partition(s). If I thought for things like USB and Windows I would have put NTFS(?) and FAT32 and FAT16.

Hi there,

NTFS is something I use only when there is no other alternative - for instance when I urgently need a Windows partition that is capable of handling files >4GB. But since Ext2IFS exists and works well, there is hardly any need to use NTFS.

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Ever tried to install Windows on ext2/3/4? I use Windows for gaming, so I have installed it to its native file system. Besides that, many people look rather weird if you come up with some files on your pendrive and you have to explain: Well, to access the files we need first to install a new file system driver/file manager to your Windows box. It is simply more convenient to have a pendrive formatted with NTFS (or if you don't need large files FAT32).

Hi there,

no, that isn't possible. As an installation target, Windows needs a partition with a native file system that can be read with no extra driver. That leaves only FAT or NTFS.

That's why I said I'd use FAT32 for any shared or portable volumes. Still, I avoid NTFS when I can and rather use FAT32.

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Reiserfs for / and ext2 for /boot, I use XFS for a /srv/video partition also

Ext3, Ext4, NTFS, FAT32 for my hard disk !!

I currently use JFS. I will probably switch to btrfs when it becomes stable, certainly not a second before they get a fsck working.

used reiserfs for sometime - till they got this guy for killing his wife.

Now its ext2/3

That doesn't mean reiserfs isn't a good filesystem.

Right now, no one is down as using BTFS...that should be BTRFS, so maybe that isn't a surprise. Or maybe its because it is still a bit too edgy, hard to tell.

Well, yes, right on that wiki it says 'Note that Btrfs does not yet have a fsck tool that can fix errors.'. I'm pretty sure most people would close the page after reading that, perhaps bookmarking it for later.

Definitely what you say is true - but issues like support and future of ReiserFS prompted me for switch.

We've taken to using zfs for software raid at work. The user-land linux version available (at least from the Fedora repositories) seems to be rock solid. We did have a drive failure once while using it and it recovered quite nicely.

Sorry. Maybe a moderator can fix that.

I have ext4 on all my slack systems (and NTFS on windows)

EXT3 for Puppy, EXT4 for Ubuntu, and NTFS for my shared partition.

There's a reason why MS dropped FAT32-- it was more waste of space than Windows. :D

ext3 for boot
ext4 for /, /home
FAT16/FAT32 for USB gadgets that don't support linux partition types

Ext4 for all.

ext[2-3] and zfs

ext4 for all Linux partitions, FAT16 for pendrives and ntfs for Windows or partitions to be read/write from Windows and Linux.

Which is the advantage of using ext2 for /boot?

Hi there,

you don't waste space and administrative overhead for the unnecessary journal, since /boot is usually very small, and rarely written to.

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EXT2 is not journaled

Hello

Like most a ext4 user with FAT32 for any portable drives likely to be used outside of the Linux environment.

Never realised the advantage of using ext2 for boot. Give it a go next time I reinstall.

I did notice that RedNeck-LQ was using ext3 for boot, any reason for this?

But is it possible to install an ext2/3/4 file system driver before the actual installation of Windows system? It's possible to install some drivers (such as AHCI and RAID drivers which are not included in Windows XP installation disk) but does this also work with filesystem drivers?

Hi there,

no, it isn't - and I tell you why.

You hit the nail on the head: There's the difference between a device driver and a file system driver. Both the Windows setup and the Windows boot loader ntldr can use a special block device driver for acessing the HDD, but the file system logic is built-in to both. Thus, every partition Windows needs to access during setup or booting must be FAT or NTFS.

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Also extlinux supports ext2 for /boot