2014-07-19, 12:47
(2014-07-19, 10:36)b1m1 Wrote: When I copy files from one NTFS drive to another NTFS drive I get high CPU usage on the destination drive (~65%) on the mount.ntfs process but low CPU usage on the sources drive (~5%) mount.ntfs process.
Is that correct behavior? Why is writing so much more processor intensive?
I don't know the reasons, but NTFS is very inefficient from linux.
If you have a disk permanently connected to the Pi (or any linux machine) then EXT4 (or other linux friendly format) would be recommended.