Changes

The easiest way to avoid this behavior is to provide a label for each of your USB drives, and specify the desired mount point in /etc/fstab based on the drive label.

The easiest way to avoid this behavior is to provide a label for each of your USB drives, and specify the desired mount point in /etc/fstab based on the drive label.

====ext2/ext3 vs. FAT32/VFAT====

* ext2/ext3 works great under Linux

=====ext2/ext3=====

* ext2/ext3 supports hard links, symlinks

* recommended for USB drives intended for use only on SME

* ext2/ext3 can be read under Windows using http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs

* works great under Linux

* fat32/vfat comes pre-configured on most USB hard drives

* supports hard links, symlinks

* fat32/vfat is suppoted natively by Windows.

* can be read under Windows using ''explore2fs'' from http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs

* File & Disk size limits depend on the block size used when formatting the disk.  SME defaults to a 1K block size.<br>1K block size: 16GB max file size, 2TB max disk size<br>2K block size: 256GB max file size, 8 TB max disk size.<br>4K block size: 2TB max file size, 16 TB max disk size

=====fat32/vfat=====

* pre-configured on most USB hard drives

* supported natively by Windows

* Maximum disk size dependent on cluster size. 32KB Clusters would allow a disk of approximately 8TB

====Identifying your USB drive====

====Identifying your USB drive====