Re: File system Reply #1 – 08 August 2021, 01:33:04 For normal use , ext4 should be OK, as well as xfs.In case you want more advanced features, like eg. snapshots, you can try zfs or btrfs.If you are in no hurry, try the install and features in a virtual machine before committing to any fs. And f you have a good backup, you can always switch to any other fs later.
Re: File system Reply #2 – 08 August 2021, 03:47:19 I use ext4 for the hdd where I store my data and btrfs for the SSD where the system is installed.Ext4 is a solid and reliable FS, you'll never go wrong choosing it for any use case, either root FS or data storage.Btrfs IMO is the best FS for SSDs (yeah, it is said that f2fs is faster, but the rumor is that it's also less reliable and it definitely lacks utility and features). Btrfs snapshots are very handy for rolling releases in case of something goes terribly wrong, and this job can be automated and linked to pacman and grub. Furthermore, automatic compression reduces wearing of your SSD (I use zstd:2). Also, fragmentation due to COW is not a big issue with SSDs contrary to spinning drives.
Re: File system Reply #3 – 08 August 2021, 21:41:43 I'm quite happy with XFS but also EXT4 should be fine since both are very mature and the standard filesystems of most distributions.
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