A lthough we undoubtedly value speed over pretty much everything else when looking at the merits of any particular filesystem, sometimes that isn’t enough to differentiate any one over the rest. In that situation, we need to take other things into consideration. For instance, you might be choosing a filesystem for a more complex setup, such as a RAID array or an LVM volume, in which case you need to investigate each filesystem’s more advanced features. On top of this advanced extras such as automatic checksums and snapshot options all help secure your files and provide additional security. Let’s take a closer look at our five contenders to find out whether they have anything else to offer.
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