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What Filesystem to use for Linux Ubuntu?

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Mar 15, 202697625 views
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I am new to Linux, coming from Windows background. What Filesystem should I use? I read that Ext3 is default still? Ext4 is unstable at times? true? Also is there any performance different between the 2? So bottom line is what to use?

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I'm pretty sure ext3 is the default, but I've used ext4 for years with no troubles at all. ext4 is made to increase storage size and increase performance of the filesystem. Overall, I've had really good success with it. This will tell you all you ne…

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