mkfs.ext3 or mkfs.msdos

[VinceC]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Carl Friis-Hansen wrote:
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>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>>     I am a sucker for memory sticks and have several. I got the bright 
>>> idea to make their file system ext3 since I have only one Windows and do 
>>> not use it much. But yesterday I had the need.
>>>
>>>     I got some URL data on this Ubuntu which I wanted to put on the 
>>> Windows in my laptop. I got the data on a memory stick from my Ubuntu 
>>> but when I plugged into Windows it upchucked and displayed nothing :-)
>>>
>>>     So back to the drawing board. I used fdisk to change the partition 
>>> to a fat type and then un-mounted it and did a $sudo mkfs.msdos which it 
>>> did. Then I put it back into Ubuntu and got the email file on it and 
>>> then plugged it into Windows and it was happy. I was able to give 
>>> Windows the file and do what was needed.
>>>
>>>     So as time permits I am going to make all my memory sticks msdos type.
>>>     
>>>       
>> Karl, you might miss out on the extra attributes assigned to files in 
>> ext2 file system. Like owner, rights and more advanced time information.
>> If I were you, I would just have one stick with FAT32.
>>   
>>     
>     Yes a good idea I think. I really like the ext3 file system. Well done.
>
> Karl
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Maybe 2 sticks FAT32.  A backup of the backup.  ;) 
It's not paranoia if stuff keeps happening.  ha