A Journaled file system does not "fatten" up your files. It is an excellent level of protection for your file system.
The Journaled file system in some instances will increase write performance. In the event of a system crash the time required to repair a journaled file system is a fraction of the time to repair a non journaled file system. Journaled file system tracks the outstanding writes to disk. In the event of a system crash, when the system is restarted only the writes to disk that have not been "committed" are repaired or re-committed. In layman terms; When the system comes back up and detects a "dirty" file system the log journal is re-played and only items in the journal are verified. In a non journalled file system the file system utility has to verify every single data file on the entire disk to ensure all the file system and directory information is in tact. Here is an example; 200 Gig Partition on a SUN Server 12 400MHz CPU without a journaled file system. System has a kernel panic and crashes. System takes 1.5 hours to perform the file system integrity tests. If the same system had a journaled file system the time to perform a file system integrity test would have been moments. If you are performing system updates on a system without a journaled file system it would be a very wise idea to check your OS before and after applying a patch! --------------------------- I've turned off Journaling on my eMac's 40GB Hard Drive. I've purchased too much music, and made too many data bases to allow journaling to fatten up my files. True it could potentially make it a little more unstable, but I haven't had a problem yet, and I still have 10GB free! So the whole, make sure everything is okay before I start deal is something I have to practice. And others should too, if they have journaling turned off. - Jonathan --------------------------- -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
