TuskenTower on 21 Mar 2008 07:47:38 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] ext2 vs hfs+


On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Art Clemons <artclemons@aol.com> wrote:
> > Since it is already set up with ext2, give it a try for a week and see
>  > if they have any problems. Also keep in mind ext2 is not journaled, and
>  > HFS+ is.
>
>  It's always been relatively simple to convert ext2 to ext3, which is
>  journaled, still for a Mac, HFS+ is probably a better choice if just
>  because it handles it properly.

There is another slightly abusive option.  Create a sparse disk image
on the RAID box and have your colleague connect to the machine and
mount the disk image. S/he might like that better since it allows
anyone to pick up the disk image and move it around.

HTH
Amul
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