-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 23-1-2010 9:13, Bhasker C V wrote: > Hi, > > This may not be debian-specific question, but with the group expertise, > I think this would be a good reference for > anybody. > > I think this question has been debated a lot but still there is no clear > information on what to do. > > The question is, if you want to share data between linux and windows > what is the best file system to use[plus adding > security complexity].
I have two 1TB drives, both with two partitions on them. One drive has two EXT3 partitions, the other two NTFS. > > Using Ext3 on windows is good but has its limitations. This does not work > unless the ext3 file system is on a partition. The limitation comes when > using applications like freeOTFE which can read LUKS volumes. The volume > is mounted as a drive but not detected as a disk > by any of the written > ext3 drivers in windows. I would expect that the problem does not occur when the encrypted partition is NTFS. > > Using NTFS on linux and windows is cool. I have consistently seen that > when there are large number of files, undoubtably, > ntfs volume goes corrupt and chkdsk simply removes files and creates > data loss. I do not have any clue on when the FS goes > corrupt (either when writing using linux or when using in windows - Used > ntfs (kernel), ntfs-3g ... all in vain). I have never had a corrupted NTFS partition from using it with ntfs-3g. I've been using the setup I described above for years now, and the NTFS partitions are used intensively on both Windows and Linux as download partitions (usenet, torrents, etc). > > Anyone can recommend VFAT. FAT32 being supported by XP and well > supported by linux makes it a good candidate. The problem > with FAT32, I guess (correct me if I am wrong), there is no support for > case-sensitive file names in the FAT32 file system. Don't expect NTFS to be case-sensitive either when using it with Windows. I had two identically named folders, only with a single letter in a different case. Windows could not distinguish between the two folders. I would not use FAT32 if you didn't have to. It fragments like mad, and has no built in journaling to protect from data loss in case of a power outage. > > So, the question... what FS to use which is good and reliable in both > windows and also linux ? Really depends on what OS you are using the most. Using EXT3 means you lose the security information when using it with Windows. The same with NTFS and Linux. Both just ignore the information. If this is not an issue, then I would suggest using NTFS, because Windows supports it natively, and ntfs-3g is still being developed, unlike the EXT3 drivers for Windows. > > Is there any file system in linux which can work in windows also > (meaning it can be read and optionally written-to in > windows even if the > FS is not in a partition) ? > I have no real experience with this, but I have a file-based Truecrypt partition in NTFS, and use them with both Linux and Windows. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkta6usACgkQkPq5zKsAFiiTTgCfW59xkr9qesGrjFUoGAJDwC/3 00sAn1Mz2pqWEF0PAsYiYriDYxRODi99 =YDym -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
