Journaling on or off?

LEVOC///MPower · Messages: 501 Registration: 10.03.2001

Hi - I have searched these forums and found people split over wether or not to enable journaling. I am about to reformat/install Panther on my HD which will be used exclusively for PT LE and my DIGI 001 - should I enable journaling? I know DD recommends you don't, but some have noted that any performance decrease would be minimal in LE, while others have flat-out said not to enable journaling. Any more advice would be appreciated! Also, can journaling be disabled from a drive that already uses it? Thanks!

jhinck1414 · Messages: 463 Registration: 09.28.2003

i posted the same question a hile back, I would rather not use the journaling, take no chances. If you're using the HD for the application for PT, journaling is fine, but for the dedicated audio drive it is definitely best with no journaling.

Yasir · Messages: 98 Registration: 06.12.2003

there is no difference in LE sessions, because required data throughput in heaviest LE-session is not that high and the journaling performance hit is really not big deal at all. i'd think again if i had a HD system and used 100 audio tracks in a session.

mikiejack · Messages: 241 Registration: 08.07.2001

Sorry, I can't remember the URL, but the a guys over at apple discussion board posted a link for it. Basically it said: Journaling ON for boot drive Journaling OFF for media drives. A search for journaling on apple.com discussions would out you on to it! Cheers

Carrerax · Messages: 40 Registration: 08.22.2003

Speaking from years of professional admin experience on many Unix machines: Journal your boot drive. Don't journal your media drives.