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What are the pros and cons of btrfs? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently started using Fedora with btrfs, which I think was the default on install. So far all I've noticed is that backups and restores are really fast and easy.

Are there any important things to be aware of, like speed, drive lifespan or energy efficiency?

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

ext4 stands for "Fourth extended file system"

btrfs stands for "better filesystem "

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

btrfs stands for "b-tree file system" because it uses b-trees for its structure.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I refuse t believe it stands for anything other than butter filesystem.