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 ==== Use a Non-Journalling Filesystem ==== ==== Use a Non-Journalling Filesystem ====
  
-Use a non-journalling filesystem (ext2 is ideal), to 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 ====+==== Persistent opt ====
  
-When Tiny Core is run without persistent home, 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.+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.
  
-==== Use Persistent opt ====+==== Persistent home ====
  
-If persistent opt is used on a USB drive, in most situations, it results in less writing to the usb drive. Most people change settings in opt, less often than they backup.+Is it a good idea to have persistent home on a USB drive?
  
-==== Make Extensions for Settings ====+It depends on how you use the USB drive. For example:
  
-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]].+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. 
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 +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. 
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 +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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