Journaled (external) Scratch Disks at DVinfo.net
DV Info Net

Go Back   DV Info Net > Apple / Mac Post Production Solutions > Final Cut Suite
Register FAQ Today's Posts Buyer's Guides

Final Cut Suite
Discussing the editing of all formats with FCS, FCP, FCE

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old March 27th, 2009, 05:35 PM   #1
Regular Crew
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: 42º 12' N, 72º 32' W
Posts: 88
Journaled (external) Scratch Disks

Been seeing a lot of comments about not journaling external scratch disks, but no one ever states why. From what I've read, journaling helps in the event of failure like a of power loss, which seems more likely for an external hard drive. Is it that the journaling slows down performance or is it something else that no one is stating?

I have six external enclosures all probably journaled used as scratch disks and back-up.
Paul E. Coleman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old March 27th, 2009, 08:05 PM   #2
Go Go Godzilla
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA
Posts: 2,825
Images: 15
Years ago when Mac OSX introduced journaling there were some issues with stability and OS overhead causing hangs; that's a thing of the past. Today there's no reason not to use journaling and that's the default OSX configuration. It absolutely *will* and does help rebuilding corrupted directories, just ask the guys at Alsoft who make DiskWarrior.
Robert Lane is offline   Reply With Quote
Old March 28th, 2009, 02:36 AM   #3
Major Player
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Posts: 645
Wholeheartedly agree. The "don't journal media drives" advice is outdated.
Andy Mees is offline   Reply With Quote
Old March 28th, 2009, 08:09 PM   #4
Regular Crew
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: 42º 12' N, 72º 32' W
Posts: 88
Thanks...

for the clarification. It's so commonly stated that it's probably passed on without even knowing why or why not.
Paul E. Coleman is offline   Reply
Reply

DV Info Net refers all where-to-buy and where-to-rent questions exclusively to these trusted full line dealers and rental houses...

B&H Photo Video
(866) 521-7381
New York, NY USA

Scan Computers Int. Ltd.
+44 0871-472-4747
Bolton, Lancashire UK


DV Info Net also encourages you to support local businesses and buy from an authorized dealer in your neighborhood.
  You are here: DV Info Net > Apple / Mac Post Production Solutions > Final Cut Suite


 



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:54 PM.


DV Info Net -- Real Names, Real People, Real Info!
1998-2024 The Digital Video Information Network