Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:58:59 -0700 (PDT) | From | alan <> | Subject | Re: ext2 on flash memory |
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2007, DervishD wrote:
> Hi all :) > > I was wondering: is there any reason not to use ext2 on an USB > pendrive? Really my question is not only about USB pendrives, but any > device whose storage is flash based. Let's assume that the device has a > good quality flash memory with wear leveling and the like... > > Thanks a lot in advance :)
It depends...
Do you need to use OSes other than Linux? FAT16/32 seems to be a pretty universal filesystem at this point. You can mount ext2 on Windows, but it is a pain. Not certain what it takes to mount it on OS X.
I have encountered flash drives that do not format well for anything other than FAT16, but they were old and small. Hopefully that problem no longer exists with modern hardware. I would format it then test the hell out of it before trusting it with important data.
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