What FS should I format a USB flash drive?

iusebash · n00b Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 70

Which file system is best for each (not both together) of the follow?:

If I am using it to just store scripts and text files, what file system should I format a USB flash drive?

If I am using it to just store ebuilds, packages, dependencies, and source files, what file system should I format a USB flash drive? (Most of them are small. Nothing is over 2MB.)

xef · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:53 am Post subject:

I would go with ext3, or vfat if you want compatibility with windows.

dsd · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:00 pm Post subject:

jffs2 is a good choice for general-purpose flash
it features on-the-fly compression and circular writes (does not wear down any particular part of the flash).
the only disadvantage is that the mount times get excessive for large volumes, it must cover much of the disk at mount time due to its circular nature
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