Formatting disks post-install
Before using your disk partition you will need to format it with a filesystem. The common file systems under ClearOS are:
- EXT3/4
- XFS
- BTRFS
Different partition types have their own strengths and weaknesses. With a partition in place you can place a filesystem on the drive.
EXT4
EXT is a common filesystem that has been around. When EXT version 3 came out, journaling was added and that increased reliability for operating system use. EXT2 is still used for some flash devices since journal activities require more writes.
mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/data-data0
Reclaiming reserve
Mounting ext3/4 filesystems will commonly reserve a portion of the disk, if you wish to reclaim this space, run:
tune2fs -m 0 /dev/mapper/data-data0
XFS
mkfs.xfs /dev/mapper/data-data0
BTRFS
mkfs.btrfs /dev/mapper/data-data0
content/en_us/kb_howtos_setup_formatting_disks_post_install.txt · Last modified: 2018/08/27 21:23 by dloper