topic Re: Defragmentation on Linux file system in Operating System - Linux

Defragmentation on Linux file system

'chris' — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:42:46 GMT

hi

What about defragmentation on Linux?
It seems ext3 and most other opensource file systems don't need defragmenting and defragments itself on the fly.

Re: Defragmentation on Linux file system

Ivan Ferreira — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:03:36 GMT

http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:gu6_K7bYIlAJ:www.h-online.com/open/Tuning-the-Linux-file-system-Ext3--/features/110398/3+block+group+fragmentation+ext3&cd=1&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=py

Re: Defragmentation on Linux file system

Kranti Mahmud — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:59:46 GMT

Hi Chris,

Check the belowlinks:

http://polishlinux.org/apps/cli/defragmentation-of-linux-filesystems/

http://www.linux.com/feature/32002

Rgds-Kranti

Re: Defragmentation on Linux file system

avizen9 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:36:05 GMT

check this also, thanks,

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-6.2-Manual/ref-guide/s1-non-inst-new-feat-sysadmin.html

Re: Defragmentation on Linux file system

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:21:04 GMT

Shalom,

Frankly, I've never had the need to do this. ext3 is superior to NTFS and does not fragment.

But if you must defragment and want the small boost you get, you can always periodically back up, recreate the filesystem and restore.

SEP

Re: Defragmentation on Linux file system

loco_vikide — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:16:38 GMT

Check out features of ext4 which include file system online defragmentation.
http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7271/1.html