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I'm having trouble understanding all the benefits of BTRFS and how they'll apply to me.

Copy on Write and auto-compression seem like they will free up a bit of space.

What other practical benefits will I see from using BTRFS? Are there any noticeable performance benefits?

I use my computer to dual-boot. I don't need snapshots because I have a custom script for a fresh install. I use my PC for gaming and work. I've got an NVMe, two SSD's and one HDD.

Thanks in advance!

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[-] housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com 15 points 1 year ago

I use BTRFS simply because I run a rolling distro of Linux. For the average user, I don't think it is quite as necessary but the snapshots are nice. Of course, you could use timeshift to make snapshots as well.

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