Alexey
February 27, 2022, 4:27pm
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Please NEVER use exFAT. Especially for storagenode. See
There are several issues:
the exFAT is designed to overcome the limitations of legacy FAT filesystem, however it coming with a high cost - the block size is big.
it doesn’t have a journal, so in a long run there is a higher chance to lose the data.
You can read more there:
And yes, the block size is an issue in this exact case, but I would take into consideration the durability too. It’s more important to Storage Node Operator though, since the network have an additional 79 pieces (except…
If your disk is slow - it’s more like SMR, see PSA: Beware of HDD manufacturers submarining SMR technology in HDD's without any public mention
Regarding filesystem - it’s better to use a native filesystem for your OS. If you use Windows - use NTFS, Linux - ext4, OSX - APFS.