Ext4, btrfs, or other, what difference and which is the best file system?

Timeshift, snapshots, and btrfs-grub were the reason why I used to use BTRFS.

Reverted back to ext4 for ease of use and well-documented stability.
I like to tinker things to the point I would be running a Gentoo instead of an Arch-based system if this machine wasn’t also my production rig. Found that BTRFS just adds too much unnecessary complexity and uncertainty. Chrooting into encrypted btrfs required a tad bit too much reading and mucking about compared to ext4 for my taste :sweat_smile:

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My experience with btrfs on grub and using snapper-support with btrfs-assistant and btfsmaintenance that it never has given me an issue.

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