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What are the pros and cons of btrfs? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently started using Fedora with btrfs, which I think was the default on install. So far all I've noticed is that backups and restores are really fast and easy.

Are there any important things to be aware of, like speed, drive lifespan or energy efficiency?

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 weeks ago

The pros are that it's hip and trendy and almost complete (and has been for the past 15 years).

The cons are it doesn't work & has insane failure modes that maximise downtime.