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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] Large disks in Opensuse 11
From:       Lew Wolfgang <wolfgang () sweet-haven ! com>
Date:       2009-05-13 15:14:27
Message-ID: 4A0AE3D3.5060403 () sweet-haven ! com
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Per Inge Oestmoen wrote:
> I have not yet understood why FAT is such a terribly bad choice. Is
> there a greater risk of data corruption and loss with that file system?
> By the way, NTFS is no option, SuSE 11.0 will not format with that one.
> If there are no decisive arguments in disfavor of FAT I will probably
> choose that.

Just make sure you use FAT-32.  mkfs-vfat does NOT default
to 32-bits.

I've had to use FAT-32 on large disks because of a customer
requirement.  The really big disadvantage in my experience
is that you can't use symbolic links on a FAT partition.  The
fsck check times on reboot can also add up.  I've got one
box that takes two hours to boot up because of all the FAT
partitions (customer requirements again).

Regards,
Lew

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