09-15-2024, 05:58 PM
Background: I have used a DS220j with 2 WD Red 4TB HDDs for several years, but they've run out of capacity. I do primarily backups of my PC, my wife's PC, and our photos, sound, and video. The current setup uses the Synology hyper raid (SHR?) on the two drives with ext4 file system. I just replaced the 2 WD Red 4TB HDDs with 2 Seagate Ironwolf 12TB HDDs, and used the swap 1, then swap 2 method to populate the new drives. Over the next year I plan to upgrades to a DS923+, add 2 more Seagate Ironwolf 12TB HDDs, and swap to a more robust RAID (probably 5), as well as adding a 10Gbps PCIE card. I do not believe that I have configured my shared folders optimally, and am considering reworking them along with the concomitant tasks. I have been watching the Synology Setup Guides to get better guidance. In Guide #1 it is stated that btrfs is a better file system than ext4, and that ext4 may be deprecated soon.
My question is, should I wipe my new Ironwolf HDDs and rebuild the volume using btrfs before I optimize the folder structure? Is btrfs THAT much better than ext4 to warrant that extra work, time, and risk? Does my planned upgrade path give any support for going with btrfs over ext4?
Thank you!
My question is, should I wipe my new Ironwolf HDDs and rebuild the volume using btrfs before I optimize the folder structure? Is btrfs THAT much better than ext4 to warrant that extra work, time, and risk? Does my planned upgrade path give any support for going with btrfs over ext4?
Thank you!