After installing a new drive we should use the Disk Utility to format the drive. What is the best file system type to use (besides MSDOS)? There is journaled etc.
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You'll want to use journaled. Case sensitive is your choice. If you plan to install applications on the drive, I recommend not case sensitive. Some applications have issues with case sensitive drives (such as Adobe CS2...though CS3 works). If you're planning to duplicate a linux webserver for testing, I strongly recommend a case sensitive drive. That eliminates the "it worked locally...until I put it on an EXT3 drive that's case sensitive!" issue.
