-----Original Message----- From: cs@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cs@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: donderdag 13 oktober 2016 0:58 To: Community support for Fedora users Subject: Re: Filesystem for backup system On 12Oct2016 09:40, Mike Wright <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >On 10/12/2016 08:53 AM, Heinz Diehl wrote: >>On 10.10.2016, Gordon Messmer wrote: >> >>>Ext4 is probably a better option for a filesystem with a large number >>>of small files. XFS continues to be slower for metadata operations. >> >>It was, some years ago. This is no longer the case. > >Given those, would you go so far as to recommend xfs in lieu of ext4 >for general usage? Yes. Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx How about btrfs, (at least the stable parts of it :-) Dit bericht kan informatie bevatten die niet voor u is bestemd. Indien u niet de geadresseerde bent of dit bericht abusievelijk aan u is toegezonden, wordt u verzocht dat aan de afzender te melden en het bericht te verwijderen. De Staat aanvaardt geen aansprakelijkheid voor schade, van welke aard ook, die verband houdt met risico's verbonden aan het elektronisch verzenden van berichten. This message may contain information that is not intended for you. If you are not the addressee or if this message was sent to you by mistake, you are requested to inform the sender and delete the message. The State accepts no liability for damage of any kind resulting from the risks inherent in the electronic transmission of messages. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx