[X4U] Journaling...

[Randy B. Singer]

revDAVE said:

>Using Panther 10.3.x, is it a good idea to use journaling? If so, how do we
>turn it on / off? What are the best settings?


Apple thinks so.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107249

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=153377

Apple first introduced journaling in OS X Server, but with OS X 10.3 
Panther they brought it to the desktop and it is turned on by default.  
So, if you have installed Panther, journaling is probably already turned 
on.

There don't seem to be any downsides to journaling.  Any speed hit is 
barely noticeable in Panther.

The advantage is that if your Mac suffers a kernel panic, or there is a 
power failure, your Mac will repair itself automatically on restart. 

There are no "settings" for you to fool with other than on/off in Disk 
Utility.


Randy B. Singer
Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)

Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html