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sciack Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 120 Location: Genoa, Italy.
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 3:19 pm Post subject: What about defragmentation? |
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Hi dudes,
I was wondering about defragmentation under Linux. Probably it's a stupid thing... But how does it work with ext3 and xfs? Answer me if it simple or redirect me to the documentaion.
Thanks.
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Miles Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 97 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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Linux file systems don't need to be defragmented because they're 'smarter' at laying out files than file systems used by other operating systems. |
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sciack Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 120 Location: Genoa, Italy.
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 6:57 pm Post subject: ohhhhh |
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Miles wrote: | Linux file systems don't need to be defragmented because they're 'smarter' at laying out files than file systems used by other operating systems. |
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that's amazing! ) I didnt know )
thanks
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Sivar Apprentice
Joined: 25 May 2002 Posts: 266 Location: USA
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Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2002 12:20 am Post subject: Re: What about defragmentation? |
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The FSs are smarter, but a small amount of fragmentation *does* occur. Fortunately, the filesystem drivers intelligently defragment fragmentation "on the fly" so your fragmentation rarely exceeds 0.7% _________________ The greatest deeds are still undone, the greatest songs are still unsung... |
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lain iwakura Apprentice
Joined: 09 May 2002 Posts: 176 Location: sd, ca
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Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2002 12:50 am Post subject: |
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ya, ya gotta love linux for that!
btw, nice monkey avatar. _________________ [resident anime junkie] -- not just a linux freak. |
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mrhodes Guru
Joined: 01 May 2002 Posts: 310 Location: Halifax, NS
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2002 12:32 am Post subject: Anything like Defrag for Linux? |
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Hello,
I have been using linux for a short while now, and I have been wondering if there is such a thing as a defrag program for linux? I can't see why there wouldn't be something of this nature for linux...
Well, if there isn't such a program, could someone please explain how linux maintains the fragmentation that occurs on the harddrive...
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AutoBot l33t
Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 968 Location: Usually Out
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2002 5:54 am Post subject: |
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There is an old ext2/minix defrag utility, and I'm guessing it would work on ext3 also. _________________ This message self destructed a long time ago. |
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abhishek Retired Dev
Joined: 28 Jun 2002 Posts: 393 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2002 6:10 am Post subject: |
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AutoBot wrote: | There is an old ext2/minix defrag utility, and I'm guessing it would work on ext3 also. |
Would' that be a waste of time because most linuf filesystems get a low amount of fragmentation? |
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delta407 Bodhisattva
Joined: 23 Apr 2002 Posts: 2876 Location: Chicago, IL
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2002 6:12 am Post subject: |
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The filesystems are fine without manual defragmentation, and there's usually a negligible performance increase from running it, so it's probably just a waste of time. |
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AutoBot l33t
Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 968 Location: Usually Out
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2002 3:05 am Post subject: |
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I have never tried the application, but delta407 is correct IMO. _________________ This message self destructed a long time ago. |
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