File Systems: Difference between revisions
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! Name !! Snapshots !! RAID !! Checksumming !! Compression !! CoW !! Erasure coding || Encryption | ! Name !! Snapshots !! RAID !! Checksumming !! Compression !! CoW !! Erasure coding || Encryption | ||
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| BTRFS<ref name="btrfs_documentation>https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Introduction.html</ref> || Yes, Writable || | | BTRFS<ref name="btrfs_documentation>https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Introduction.html</ref> || Yes, Writable || Yes<ref name="btrfs_volume>https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Volume-management.html</ref> || Yes || Yes || Yes || Unstable || No | ||
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| ZFS || Yes<ref name="zfs_snapshots">https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-5461/gbcya/index.html</ref>, Writable<ref name="zfs_clone">https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-5461/gbcxz/index.html</ref> || | | ZFS || Yes<ref name="zfs_snapshots">https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-5461/gbcya/index.html</ref>, Writable<ref name="zfs_clone">https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-5461/gbcxz/index.html</ref> || Drive-level || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes | ||
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| EXT4 || No || No || No || No || No || - || No | | EXT4 || No || No || No || No || No || - || No | ||
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Notes: | Notes: | ||
* I prefer BTRFS for | * For single drives/blocks, I prefer BTRFS for it's feature set. | ||
* For multiple drives, ZFS is often preferred for it's reliability. | |||
* bcachefs is still under development | * bcachefs is still under development | ||
For multi-drive deployment, my preferences are: | For multi-drive deployment, my preferences are: | ||
* If you have multiple same-sized disks | * If you have multiple same-sized disks and no need for expansion, use ZFS raid. | ||
* If you have different sized disks | * If you have different sized disks, want maximum storage, and don't need live parity then use snapraid + btrfs + mergerfs. | ||
* If you need real-time parity and expansion and don't mind slow rebuilds, use mdraid + btrfs. | * If you need real-time parity and expansion and don't mind slow rebuilds, use mdraid + btrfs. | ||
Windows | ===Windows=== | ||
# NTRFS | |||
# ReFS | |||
===Mac=== | |||
# APFS | |||
# Mac OS Extended | |||
==Overlay File Systems== | ==Overlay File Systems== |