questions re: usb drive. fat32, linux file system

[Doug]

On 06/20/2017 04:19 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
> 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.
>
>
Would you say that one should not use a journaling file system on a 
solid-state drive, for that reason?

--doug

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