I've ordered SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD. Would format it with ext4 but if I do it, it will not work with cell phone. So for now I think I'll stick with exFat (default it comes with). It might be OK for picture backup but my exFat will stripped extended attributes from my Linux files.
Thelma On 10/03/2018 11:58 PM, J. Roeleveld wrote: > On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 8:24:52 AM CEST John Covici wrote: >> On Wed, 03 Oct 2018 01:13:34 -0400, >> >> J. Roeleveld wrote: >>> On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:30:12 AM CEST Davyd McColl wrote: >>>> Most newer external storage devices come formatted with ntfs these days, >>>> so >>>> if you just want to plug-and-play, I suggest installing ntfs-3g. File >>>> managers like dolphin and desktop environments like KDE will notice the >>>> device and allow you to mount and use them. >>>> >>>> Be aware, though, that ntfs-3g, whilst being an excellent bit of >>>> software >>>> (imo), is not the fastest way to access those disks. If you have no need >>>> to >>>> move the disk to another computer or if you only plan on moving between >>>> Linux computers, I suggest formatting with a native filesystem like >>>> ext4. >>>> Personally, I use ntfs-3g for my 4 large external disks so that I can >>>> access them when I infrequently dual-boot to windows of on the >>>> off-chance >>>> that I would like to lend the drive to someone. I accept the performance >>>> penalty. >>>> >>>> -d >>>> >>>> On October 3, 2018 05:45:58 [email protected] wrote: >>>>> Are all external storage, media/disk work with Linux? >>>>> Any recommendations, or which one to stay away from. >>>>> >>>>> Some of them are encrypted, so I suppose they will not work with Linux >>>>> out of the box. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Thelma >>> >>> I would assume other desktop environments will also seamlessly work with >>> ntfs-3g as that is handled by udisks. >>> >>> Personally, I have not noticed lesser performance with ntfs-3g with both >>> reading and writing. >>> >>> I also have not had any issues with encrypted disks. >> >> I have had problems that once a disk is mounted with ntfs3g, and then >> trying to use it on a Windows system, I had to do a chkdsk /f before >> it would work properly. This was a while ago, so maybe things are >> fixed by now, but I thought it was worth bringing it to your >> attention. > > I only encounter this when people decide to unplug the disk without ejecting > it. The eject forces a clearance of the write-cache. > This is why I always get annoyed with people who simply pull out the disk/ > stick right after the copy is "finished". > > -- > Joost > > > > >
