“The ext4 filesystem with journal enabled, will write frequently to…

"The ext4 filesystem with journal enabled, will write frequently to a flash stick, shortening its life. EasyOS image file has ext4 working-partition. Originally, it had the journal disabled; however, sometime early in 2020 I enabled the journal." https://bkhome.org/news/202203/ext4-with-or-without-journal-on-flash-stick.html