I just added a new SSD to my system (for games) and created a ext4 Filesystem on it. I now wonder what is the best way to automount the drive. Should i use discard? On the Arch-Wiki i read it could cause Issues? Any recommendation?

Answering the question fstab example UUID=some-long-uuid /ext4 /data/games defaults,rw,noatime 0 0 mkdir -p /data/games sudo mount -a unit example naming convention: data-games.mount (mountpoint-path converted to filename) file location: /etc/systemd/system [Unit] Description=Game…

Highly recommended read – [image] [root tip] [How To] Use systemd to mount ANY device Tutorials Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ Disk device recognition Manjaro uses udev (see Arch Wiki ) to load devices at boot time. The loading of devices is arbitrary and therefore you cann…

sudo blkid Then use the UUID to add to your /etc/fstab file at your desired mount point, like so: UUID=d2f4d267-7412-4279-868d-f00742e1ff25 /data ext4 defaults 0 2

Oh PLEASE stop with the advise with fstab… :point_down: [image] [root tip] [How To] Use systemd to mount ANY device Tutorials Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ Disk device recognition Manjaro uses udev (see Arch Wiki ) to load devices at boot time. The loading of devices is …

As for the options (regardless of if you choose fstab or systemd to mount), from all have read, discard makes not much difference most of the time, makes things slower in some cases, and even breaks things in some very rare cases. So for me it is a clear decision against it. Which is the defau…

[image] Teo: Is a must. But i do not see it in the defaults in the manjaro fstab? Should i add it to reduce writes or nowadays it is somewhere else. I use noatime as option in my systemd.mount units for SSD, yes. It reduces writes due to reads and thus makes the live span longer…

[image] TriMoon: Oh PLEASE stop with the advise with fstab… Why? Convention and systemd docs, etc, still consider fstab the ‘proper’ way. configuring mount points through /etc/fstab is the preferred approach I know that post calls the statement ‘contradictory’ … but I’m not entirely sure…

[image] TriMoon: Oh PLEASE stop with the advise with fstab… What…? That’s what I do. Well, except I use GNOME Disks to make the fiddly stuff easier. :grin: [image] cscs: Convention and systemd docs, etc, still consider fstab the ‘proper’ way. Indeed. [image] TriMoon: Type=btrfs …

[image] Yochanan: Please don’t assume everyone uses BTRFS. They don’t. Examples are examples for a reason… [image] cscs: Convention and systemd docs, etc, still consider fstab the ‘proper’ way. The should burn that line, and im sure they will in due time…

Noatime Is a must. But i do not see it in the defaults in the manjaro fstab? Sorry, it is actually the default. I just checked my fstab UUID=.................... / ext4 defaults,noatime 0 1 That is done automatically by manjaro Calamares installer, i did not touch anything. Cal…

Sure, examples are just that. Don’t get me wrong, both the tutorial linked twice above and your advice are helpful.

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