On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:24:17 +0200 Andrei Popescu <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed,24.Dec.08, 23:47:41, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > > > > I got an external hard drive to do some backup and it was formatted as > > FAT32, which is a logical choice. But I thought why should I use FAT32. > > I have a Debian Testing and a Mac Machine. I could use a more advanced > > file system that has journalling, etc. > > Fat32 has other limitations which can create problems: > > - max file size of 2GB > - no support for file ownership at all > - different case in filenames (this is supported on Linux, but can > create BIG problems on Windows) > Yes you're right that's why I did not want Fat32. > Fat32 is generally unsuitable for backup (unless you back everything up > in tarballs smaller than 2GB), but can be used for music and photos (and > small movies). > > If you use ext2 (there is no implementation that supports journaling > under Windows, so an ext3 partition will be used as ext2) beware that > all drivers I tried were completely ignoring the Linux file ownership, > but at least you don't have the 2GB limitation. > > I don't know about Macs, but NTFS might also be an option with ntfs-3g. > This was my first choice but formatting this drive using ntfsprogs-2.0.0-1 proved to by troublesome. It looks like this version is quite unusable according to the ntfs-3g FAQ. Guess I'll have to format it using a windows machine. > Regards, > Andrei Thanks, Amit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org