questions re: usb drive. fat32, linux file system

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Robert Heller schreef op 20-06-2017 23:39:
> At Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:17:15 -0500 "Ubuntu user technical support,
> not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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?
> 
> SSDs are better designed for "heavy wear" (many more "writes") than 
> thumb
> drives.   Thumb drives are intended for "occasional" use, where SSDs 
> are
> intended for "continious", long term use.

People recommend the "noatime" mount option to reduce metadata updates 
to SSDs. All SSDs are subject to wear.

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