Which Linux Filesystem Should You ACTUALLY Use? (Complete Guide 2026)

Edward1978

Great vid. on file systems, I know it is technically Linux, but IMO still worth a watch..

DHOC_TAZH

I prefer btrfs on my Linux installs. Seems to be the most robust during failures, in my experience.

Maybe someday I'll use zfs there too...

me12345

When in Rome do as the Romans:

Fedora -- btrfs
Ubuntu -- ext4
RHEL -- xfs (ext4 for boot)
NetBSD -- UFS
FreeBSD -- ZFS
AIX -- JFS
Solaris -- ZFS
Irix -- xfs
NextStep -- UFS

I have noticed anytime you use the non default supported filesystem you are just asking for odd problems. Use sftp with rsync to copy files between computers and avoid any odd filesystem shenanigans.