> $ man mkfs.ext4 > > Look for "-m" argument. "-m" option default value is 5% (!) = 50 GB space. No minimal reserved space is specified/recommended in man pages.
GParted allocated to file system 1.616% = 29.42GB (quite generous against default 5%). For NTFS, on the other hand, only 0.0067% were allocated = 122.66 MB. I do understand that some space must be reserved for the super-user to allow avoiding fragmentation + journal, etc. However the amount of space reserved seems to me unreasonably high - 29 GB vs. 123 MB. Yes, I can tinker the situation to some extent with other mkfs.ext4 options. But I do not know if the gain is worth of efforts. Besides, since the drive will be used for backup, I do not want to sacrifice the stability of the file system in order to preserve space either. So, the question is, to which extent and with what result can I tinker with mkfs.ext4 options. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/m3r0c7$dco$1...@ger.gmane.org
