i can't decide which format i should use for my external hard disk, "ext4" or "btrfs"
my external hard disk drive is of 1.5 GB.
I will create 3 partitions in it. I will give 500G to first partition and will use it for storing anime movies, anime series, anime musics, anime fan arts, Light Novels and AMVs. In second partion i will give it 10GB and store anime op's & ed's. In 3rd partition i will give it 10GB and store back ups file and some stuffs.
So, i wanna ask which file system is best suited for me.
garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.3.1-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.1.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=e6346f34-2492-4e39-aa4e-477b3bafe457 rw [email protected]
quiet rd.luks.uuid=82ca175a-cf5b-4ea1-b71c-ad9ad55eee67 quiet splash
rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
rd.luks.uuid=6940389d-48b4-4d0b-89c5-7adf0f042bbc
resume=/dev/mapper/luks-6940389d-48b4-4d0b-89c5-7adf0f042bbc loglevel=3
ibt=off
Desktop: Qtile v: 0.22.1 wm: LG3D vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux
base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: INTEL model: H61 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends v: 4.6.5 date: 03/05/2019
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i3-2120 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Sandy Bridge
gen: core 2 level: v2 built: 2010-12 process: Intel 32nm family: 6
model-id: 0x2A (42) stepping: 7 microcode: 0x2F
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB
L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1674 high: 1692 min/max: 1600/3300 scaling:
driver: intel_cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 1653 2: 1690 3: 1692
4: 1661 bogomips: 26341
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GF119 [GeForce GT 610] driver: nvidia v: 390.157
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: series: 390.xx+ status: legacy-active
(EOL~late 2022) arch: Fermi code: GF1xx process: 40/28nm built: 2010-16
pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:104a class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1
compositor: Picom v: git-c4107 driver: X: loaded: nvidia gpu: nvidia
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 101 s-size: 483x261mm (19.02x10.28")
s-diag: 549mm (21.61")
Monitor-1: HDMI-0 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 102 size: 480x260mm (18.9x10.24")
diag: 546mm (21.49") modes: N/A
API: OpenGL Message: Unable to show GL data. Required tool glxinfo
missing.
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GF119 HDMI Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1
chip-ID: 10de:0e08 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.3.1-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.70 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet driver: r8169 v: kernel
pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8136 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) type: USB
driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-1.2:3 chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.93 TiB used: 24.25 GiB (1.2%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: GALAX model: GAMER L TA1D0120A
size: 111.79 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s
type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 61.3 scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Seagate model: ST3500418AS
size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s
type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: HP35 scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: Western Digital
model: WD15SMRW-11YNDS1 size: 1.36 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B type: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> rev: 1020 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 102.69 GiB size: 102.69 GiB (100.00%)
used: 24.25 GiB (23.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1
mapped: luks-82ca175a-cf5b-4ea1-b71c-ad9ad55eee67
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 720 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 102.69 GiB size: 102.69 GiB (100.00%)
used: 24.25 GiB (23.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1
mapped: luks-82ca175a-cf5b-4ea1-b71c-ad9ad55eee67
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 102.69 GiB size: 102.69 GiB (100.00%)
used: 24.25 GiB (23.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1
mapped: luks-82ca175a-cf5b-4ea1-b71c-ad9ad55eee67
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 102.69 GiB size: 102.69 GiB (100.00%)
used: 24.25 GiB (23.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1
mapped: luks-82ca175a-cf5b-4ea1-b71c-ad9ad55eee67
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0
mapped: luks-6940389d-48b4-4d0b-89c5-7adf0f042bbc
ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 7.71 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 53 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 40%
Info:
Processes: 204 Uptime: 2h 24m wakeups: 0 Memory: 7.71 GiB
used: 1.95 GiB (25.3%) Init: systemd v: 253 default: graphical
tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.1.1 Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1339
libs: 383 tools: gnome-software,pamac,paru pm: flatpak pkgs: 0 Shell: fish
v: 3.6.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: alacritty inxi: 3.3.26
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
System install date: 2023-05-05
Last full system update: 2023-05-06
Is partially upgraded: Yes
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
Failed units: