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Subject: Re: Maximum (efficient) partition sizes for various filesystem types...
To: joelbeach@optushome.com.au (Joel Beach)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 09:58:43 +0000 (GMT)
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> For instance, the Debian guide says that, due to Ext2 efficiency, partitions
> greater than 6-7GB shouldn't be created. Is this true for Ext3/ReiserFS.

I've run several 45-200Gb ext2 and ext3 partitions with no problem. I'm not
sure what the origin of the Debian guide comemnt is but I've never heard
it from an ext2 developer

Obviously pick a journalled fs for big partitions 8)
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