From: yarikoptic Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2022 20:50:21 +0000 (+0000) Subject: question about external drive filesystem X-Git-Tag: archive/raspbian/10.20250416-2+rpi1~2^2^2~47^2~182 X-Git-Url: https://dgit.raspbian.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4241c64a8d84731a8c68be3c270ffc7361ccd51c;p=git-annex.git question about external drive filesystem --- diff --git a/doc/forum/__34__best__34___portable_filesystem_for_external_drive__63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/__34__best__34___portable_filesystem_for_external_drive__63__.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cf448fe057 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/__34__best__34___portable_filesystem_for_external_drive__63__.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +question came up on [neurostars](https://neurostars.org/t/downloading-data-for-the-dartbrains-online-course/23430/7) and I had no good answer: what would be the best filesystem to use on external drives which would be portable (mountable) across OSes and would provide git-annex with needed features (symlinks, permissions handling, and locking?). + +I love BTRFS on Linux but I do not think it is (and neither ext* family) is portable. Is there **any** filesystem which would be portable across Windows/OSX/Windows and still work with git-annex without needing adjusted-branches mode?