Re: OSX/Panther: UFS vs. HFS+ for swap area
From: Doug Freyburger (dfreybur_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/28/04
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Date: 28 Sep 2004 13:20:11 -0700
Andrei Ivanov wrote:
>
> Under OSX 10.3.5 I'd like to mount separate file system
> (on a separate hard drive) as /private/var/vm, i.e.
> dedicated swapping area. What should I choose - UFS,
> or HFS+ - and why?
Do you want simple? Pick UFS since it is the oldest UNIX
filesystem format in current use.
Do you want performance? Pick HFS+ because it is the latest
and greatest.
Knowing you're on a Mac, which is bound to be a small machine
with under a few terabytes of connected data, simple should
probably win.
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