Which file system do you use, and why?

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  • snap-sync

    Use snapper snapshots to backup to external drive

    • There's a script that makes using them as an external backup a breeze: https://github.com/wesbarnett/snap-sync/

  • btrfs

    WinBtrfs - an open-source btrfs driver for Windows

    • I use ext4 by default, except for one of my games hard drive which I have formatted to BTRFS in order to use WinBTRFS to share Windows Steam games across both my Windows and Ubuntu installs.

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