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EvasiveFR

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Registered: 2009-04-07

Posts: 35

USB Key filesystem choice

Hi archers.
I have an USB Key (2Go) that I will only use with Linux
I would like to encrypt it in the future with TrueCrypt

I would like to know witch is the better filesystem for my key ?
Ext4 ?

Thanks :]

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Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: USB Key filesystem choice

ext2.   Do you really need journalling etc for 2gig?

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EvasiveFR

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Registered: 2009-04-07

Posts: 35

Re: USB Key filesystem choice

ext2.   Do you really need journalling etc for 2gig?

Nop I don't think I need it ^^
But I thought that ext4 brought others amelioration (other than journalling)

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*david_a*

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Registered: 2009-06-19

Posts: 80

Re: USB Key filesystem choice

ext2 is also more widely recognized and supported by other systems, in case you run into some trouble or need to use your USB key on other machines.

vacant

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From: downstairs

Registered: 2004-11-05

Posts: 816

Re: USB Key filesystem choice

Must it be truecrypt?

If can spare 400MB, install an arch core image onto it then run cfdisk. you'll find you have 400MB sda1 so you can make a luks-encrypted partition over the rest of the flash drive. Now you can boot that anywhere and transfer you files (and do so much more).

Last edited by vacant (2009-10-11 08:54:50)