questions re: usb drive. fat32, linux file system

Tue Jun 20 09:19:54 UTC 2017

On 20 June 2017 at 02:51, John R. Sowden <jsowden at americansentry.net> wrote:
> I use Lijnux primarily, so I want to format the USB sticks to a Linux file
> system. Q4: Is this recommended?

You can if you wish.

It won't be readable _at all_ on Windows or Mac, and you must be very
careful to always unmount and eject before removal or you risk data
corruption.

> Q5: Which is the best file system for USB sticks?

IMHO, ext2. No journalling, meaning far fewer disk writes -- better
performance and longer media life.

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