On Sun, 2021-02-28 at 14:26 -0800, Doug H. wrote: > On Sun, Feb 28, 2021, at 4:39 AM, Paul Smith wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > I have got a second hard disk on my desktop computer, which I would > > like to format. My machine runs Fedora 33, and I would like to ask you > > what format to adopt: the new Btrfs is advisable? > > > > Moreover, could you please direct me to some documentation on how to > > format the hard disk? Using GParted? > > Since nobody has replied I will take a shot and people can correct if needed... > > Btrfs seems like a good choice since it improves data integrity and is now the default for fresh Fedora installs. > > Best to format with a partition instead of just using the file system on the "raw" /dev/sdX, so yes for that one I guess. > > You can use more than one partition if you want to segregate things for any reason, like backups etc. You might also like multiple partitions if it is a very large disk. You can get most of the benefits of partitions and some nice extras by using BTRFS subvolumes. Among other things you can get snapshots, COW, and don't have to commit to a rigid division of space. poc _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
