Comments on: Linux File System Types Explained, Which One Should You Use https://linuxiac.com/linux-file-system-types-explained-which-one-should-you-use/ All things Linux & Open Source Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:16:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: rickster https://linuxiac.com/linux-file-system-types-explained-which-one-should-you-use/#comment-64340 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:16:32 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=19910#comment-64340 I'm still happy I chose XFS on all my 16TB (Exos) drives 5 years ago, on my LMDE NFS/NAS since they're all running great still, 24/7, -well except for the odd bi-yearly reboot.

]]> By: Anonymous https://linuxiac.com/linux-file-system-types-explained-which-one-should-you-use/#comment-16901 Sat, 12 Feb 2022 23:56:47 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=19910#comment-16901 In reply to wbrunc.

There are no stupid questions, only different answers. Linux systems can
run different file-systems on different partitions. I have for a long time had XFS on / (root)
and Ext4 on /home and /boot. They run very well together. You simply format each disk partition with the file-system you like. Generally speaking, Linux file-system support is excellent (rwx).

]]> By: wbrunc https://linuxiac.com/linux-file-system-types-explained-which-one-should-you-use/#comment-16443 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:54:05 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=19910#comment-16443 This may be a stupid question but I have to ask. Can RH7 Linux run with both types ( xfs and ext4 ) filesystems ? For example, the system filesystems with xfs and a software application ( that prefers ext4 ) on its own filesystems.

]]> By: gr8linux https://linuxiac.com/linux-file-system-types-explained-which-one-should-you-use/#comment-13820 Tue, 28 Dec 2021 22:58:11 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=19910#comment-13820 The XFS file system is the default file system in the Red Hat after RHEL 7 but lack of shrinking the data make it a bad choice in term of maintainability but its stable and integrated in the kernal.
There is more space for the Btrfs to grow and get more mature to used in produciton.
Unfortunately the ZFS not compatible with the GNU license any more and it make it hard to used in production.

]]> By: David https://linuxiac.com/linux-file-system-types-explained-which-one-should-you-use/#comment-11995 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:02:56 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=19910#comment-11995 While I understand the benefits of copy-on-write of Btrfs, it also makes securely deleting a file more difficult. To securely delete a file, you overwrite with ones, zeroes, or random patterns multiple times. “Overwriting” to a different block on the disk defeats the purpose of overwriting. Is there a way to securely delete a file with Btrfs? For now, I’m sticking with ext4.

]]> By: James https://linuxiac.com/linux-file-system-types-explained-which-one-should-you-use/#comment-1494 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:08:02 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=19910#comment-1494 I use the default file system the OS installs. So far that has been ext 4 with the exception of Parrot OS which has switched to Btrfs.

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