I'm fairly new to both GNU/Linux and btrfs, but I've decided I want to make my next computer (a desktop with one HDD) use Linux with btrfs as the filesystem. However, I've seen some advice online that says that I shouldn't use btrfs for my /home
partition; some sources say it's not safe enough, and others say it might slow the system down in some way related to writing small files. I've also noticed that openSUSE's default is to have a separate /home
partition using XFS.
Is there anything to this, or some other reason why I shouldn't use btrfs for /home
? Even if I use a separate partition for /home
, is there a reason I shouldn't use btrfs on that separate partition?
/home
"; I've suggested an edit to your post along those lines. "Why should I put/home
on its own partition" is its own question, and isn't related to btrfs (it's standard advice for any filesystem, not just btrfs, for reasons detailed in this question).