andrei raevsky wrote: > On 2/15/07, Matthew Flaschen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> I could convert them now to ext3. I was wondering whether there are >> tangible advantages to ext3 for a typical desktop user. > > Yes, there are: journalling, i.e. ext3 keeps track of what data you > have on your disks, and where it is. which really helps in case of > crash or power outage.
I do know ext3 journals. I'm just uncertain how much that's necessary for desktop use. I have a laptop, so power outages aren't relevant, and GNU/Linux has never completely crashed on me (though X crashes occasionally). Matthew Flaschen > I personally use ReiserFS which, in my > experience, is even faster and superior in the recovery after a power > outage (something which happens often in Florida). I don't think I would switch to ReiserFS because tools like parted have such limited support for it. Matthew Flaschen
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