[mythtv-users] ext4 mkfs largefile4 option

[Stephen Worthington]

On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:09:49 -0800, you wrote:

>I bought some 3tb hard drives. I am wondering if it is worth it to specify
>the mkfs.ext4 -T largefile4 option when creating the filesystem. This drive
>will be used exclusively for storing recordings from a HDHR tuner. Also any
>other mkfs option that might be useful?

The recommended filesystem for a recordings partition is JFS or XFS:

  http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html
  (search for "Filesystems")

I use JFS on my 3 Tbyte drives and am very happy with it.