[mythtv-users] Filesystem type / partition layout advice?

[Craig Van Tassle]

> I'll be setting up a Myth backend shortly, and using a dedicated 1.5
> TB drive for program storage.  OS goes on a different disk.
>
> I'm having trouble finding a good, up-to-date answer for what sort of
> filesystem should be used, and how many partitions?
>
> (I only ask about the partitions, because I'm currently ignorant about
> how MythTV handles deletes, but somewhere I got the impression that it
> uses the percentage of free disk space as part of the measure - so
> perhaps I want one partition for tv recordings that I may or may not
> care about, and another partition for shows or DVDs that I want stored
> forever?)
>
> Anyway, on the file system front... it seems that EXT3 had issues...
> but now there is a partial workaround in myth for large file deletes.
>
> EXT4?
> XFS?
> Reiser4?
> JFS?
> BTRFS?
>
> The general impression that I get lately is EXT4 or XFS are the latest
> best working for Myth's needs?
>
> Any feedback appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
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I currently use XFS on my array. The size of my Array is actually a 2tb
total space. I tried EXT3 and had issues with most file control. That was
due to the fact that many of the files were over 1gb is size.

I cant speak for EXT4 because I have not used it. I don't trust it yet.
There have been issues in the past where people have lost a LOT of data
EXT4.