[mythtv-users] Filesystem for recordings

Nick Morrott knowledgejunkie at gmail.com
Mon Sep 29 21:39:53 UTC 2008


On 29/09/2008, Harry Devine <lifter89 at comcast.net> wrote:

>  Anyway, onto my question:  I bought a 500gb SATA drive which will be
>  used for my recordings.  Should I format that drive as EXT3 or XFS?  I'm
>  not really sure which would be better, so any input would be appreciated.

I would use either XFS or JFS where large files are concerned - I've
used both (currently use JFS) and have not had problems with either.

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