Re: [tlug] [OT?]A Hard Drive Question

[David Santinoli <marauder@example.com>]

On Fri, Jun 15, 2007 at 06:26:17PM +0900, burlingk@example.com wrote:
>  
> Has anyone ever formatted an external USB hard drive with anything
> other than FAT32?  Is it possible to format one using EXT3 or similar?

Sure.

> If so, are there any benefits to doing so?

For one, you will gain support for file/directory attributes such as
ownership and permissions.
Also, choosing a journaled filesystem will add robustness and recovery
speed after a crash.

Cheers,
 David
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