PFS3 block size

[Franko]

I've tried PFS in the past but I much prefer to use SmartFileSystem myself. I'ts very easy to use and set up, no problems with block sizes or such like. Been using it for about 4 to 5 years now and have never lossed a single bit of data.

Best of all using SFS2 you can have up to 1 Terabyte sized partitions and no limit on file lengths, which is needed if you want to store backup ISO images of your DVDs which can be up to 8Gb in size.

[Franko]

The sad thing about SFS is that it's inferior compared to PFS3, regardless of SFS being much later development.

• PFS3 is faster than SFS.
• PFS3 doesn't generate massively fragmented files when two or more applications write files to disk. SFS does.
• PFS3 performance doesn't deteriorate over time. SFS does.
• PFS3 has a repair tool. Often with SFS the only option is to copy data over, reformat and copy data back (MorphOS does have a SFSDoctor tool, however).

SFS being inferior is just your opinion, I've been using it for years, and both of my 500GB HDs are almost full. I've never noticed any performance deterioration or ever had the need to repair any files or partions.

Im perfectly happy with it, but that's just my opinion...

[Franko]

Benchmarks, smenschmarks, Piru I'm perfectly happy with SFS, never personally experienced any of the issues you described, I was simply just saying that there are other alternative file systems available.

Yup, maybe I am lucky...

[Franko]

I can still only say, with SFS I have never experienced any of the above mentioned problems...

I must be really lucky...

[Franko]

Correct !!!

Naw only kidding, You can easily change a partition to SFS, but of course you still need to do a quick format and reinstall. It's well worth the hassle if you use large single files of up to 8GB like I do...