Share Data for Windows Machines

[jai]

I want to share data on the network with Samba Share. Please tell me what file system I use for it, and why ?

ext3
ext2
vfat

[IronWolf]

I would go with ext3, the default for Fedora. You get the journaling file system making it a little more tolerant of unexpected shutdowns. The file system on the server will not make a difference to the clients using Samba.

[jai]

If sth going bad with partition, then how much chances to recover it.

[IronWolf]

Regardless of which file system you choose for your Samba server, making backups of the data on it is the best way to protect your data from loss of a partition or hard drive.

[jai]

How can I repare my ext3 file system.

I know when I loss data form it. I don't know, but when I start my system, Linux repare it and restart. It goes every time.

Then I reinstall my Linux OS.