Originally posted this question in comp.sys.mac.system,
but then decided that someone here might know better ;-)

Under OSX 10.3.5 I'd like to mount separate file system
(on a separate hard drive) as /private/var/vm, i.e.
dedicated swapping area. What should I choose - UFS,
or HFS+ - and why?

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andrei

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Andrei Ivanov wrote:
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> Under OSX 10.3.5 I'd like to mount separate file system
> (on a separate hard drive) as /private/var/vm, i.e.
> dedicated swapping area. What should I choose - UFS,
> or HFS+ - and why?

Do you want simple?  Pick UFS since it is the oldest UNIX
filesystem format in current use.

Do you want performance?  Pick HFS+ because it is the latest
and greatest.

Knowing you're on a Mac, which is bound to be a small machine
with under a few terabytes of connected data, simple should
probably win.

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