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DoXer

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Registered: 2017-08-27

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mergerfs: EXT4 or BTRFS

Hi,
I want to use mergerfs and I'm not sure which filesystem I should choose.

Most HowTos are using EXT4, but I'm a fan of BTRFS.

BTRFS-partitions should not be filled completely. Is this a problem with mergerfs, because there is the option "minfreespace"?
BTRFS has autodefrag.
I need no snapshots in the mergerfs-pool.

So should I use EXT4 or is BTRFS also OK?

Last edited by DoXer (2018-09-17 15:48:23)

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ugjka

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Re: mergerfs: EXT4 or BTRFS

Apparently...

mergerfs does not support the copy-on-write (CoW) behavior found in aufs and overlayfs.

So I guess BTRFS is a no-go

Edit: I think I'm confusing something... ignore ignore ignore

Last edited by ugjka (2018-09-17 16:24:58)

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