Subj : Re: Windows vs Linux
To   : claw
From : boraxman
Date : Wed Apr 27 2022 23:19:44

 cl>  bo> There are some distinct advantages to btrfs.  It uses less resources 
 cl>  bo> is better on older hardware.  It is far, far more flexible, you can a
 cl>  bo> remove drives on a whim, and change raid level, all while the filesys
 cl>  bo> is online.  It is built into the kernel, unlike ZFS, and can be mount
 cl>  bo> and unmounted like any other filesystem, it doesn't need the use of a
 cl>  bo> specific tool like zfs.  Also, being able to create copy-on-write cop
 cl>  bo> of any file or directory to anywhere on the same drive is useful.
 cl> 
 cl> Now I will have to play around with this. how is it in a vm?
 cl> 
 cl> DrClaw


I haven't used it in a VM, but it should work just fine in one.  If you do have a Linux install, you can create disk files, and just put the file system within those.

I had a BTRFS partition, 340G.  I decided, after putting my photos on it, that I wanted RAID 1 redundancy.  I created another 340G partition on my desktops second hard disk, and added that partition, converting the data profile from "single" to "raid1".  The addition happens instantly, and data is converted to raid1 on the fly, as you use it.  After the data was converted, my photos are now raid1, and will be protected by BTRF's auto correction.

If I was administering a companies file server, I would still prefer ZFS.

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