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> addresses a lot of the limitations of FAT while remaining portable Whilst at the same time missing a very important feature for portable storage - a journal.
by cassianoleal 5y ago
> addresses a lot of the limitations of FAT while remaining portable
Whilst at the same time missing a very important feature for portable storage - a journal.
- tssva 5y agoJournaling can have significant downsides when used with external flash storage including reduced performance and increased wear of the flash memory.
- cassianoleal 5y agoNot disputing your facts, but I've used journalled file systems in flash drives since forever and never had a performance issue that was not directly tied to the hardware, and most have lasted many years. I prefer having to replace a cheap flash drive more frequently than to lose data altogether. Of course, everybody's use case is different and tradeoffs need to be considered.