On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:15:43 -0400 Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
... > ext2 is problematic for removable drives because if you remove the drive > without cleanly unmounting it you risk losing your data. So I would > recommend ext3 for such uses. Performance is rarely an issue, actually. I use ext3 for my external USB drive. Does this mean that I can remove it without cleanly unmounting it and not need to worry, or do you merely mean that I'd be less likely to lose data than if I'd use ext2? Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org