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--- wiki:usb_life [2011/04/26 04:19] – created Guy
+++ wiki:usb_life [2011/06/16 12:55] (current) – [Persistent home] Guy
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 ==== Use a Non-Journalling Filesystem ====
-When installing Tiny Core, use the ext2 filesystem, this is not a journalling filesystem, and will minimize the amount of writing to the drive.
+Use a non-journalling filesystem to minimize the amount of writing to the drive. When installing Tinycore, ext2 is ideal.
-==== Use Backup, not Persistent home and opt ====
+==== Persistent opt ====
-When Tiny Core is run without persistent home and opt, and a file is saved, it is saved to RAM. It is only written to the USB drive, when backup is run, normally when shutting down Tiny Core. For more information, see [[Backup or Persistent home and opt]].
+If persistent opt is used on a USB drive, in most situations this results in less writing to the usb drive. Most people change settings in opt, less often than they backup.
-==== Make Extensions for Settings ====
+==== Persistent home ====
-If you have Tiny Core installed on a USB drive, using backup, and make extensions for settings and large files, you can have less in backup, which lengthens the life of the USB drive. For more information, see [[extension_for_settings|Make Extensions for Settings]].
+Is it a good idea to have persistent home on a USB drive?
+It depends on how you use the USB drive. For example:
+If you run Tinycore from a USB drive, and normally change a lot of files when using it, it may be better to backup the home directory.
+If you use the USB drive as a repair and rescue tool, and don't normally change many files when using it, it may be better to use persistent home.
+Ask the question: Is less written to the USB drive by saving files each time they are changed, or by saving everything in backup each time the computer is turned off?

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