disk defragmentation

ekoome · 12-16-2003, 12:28 AM

Guyz how does one perform disk defragmentation on linux?

Eric
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burnpile · 12-16-2003, 12:42 AM

You shouldn't ever need to defrag a linux hard drive. If you're having probelms you feel are hard drive related here's a nice page on disk maintenance.

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=0193

ekoome · 12-16-2003, 01:17 AM

What if linux tell you u have 17% non-contigous blocks. Offcourse this slows down your programs. The aim would be make them contigous.

Eric

bavarian · 12-16-2003, 10:40 AM

if you don´t pack you partitions with more than 90% of amount, you shouldn´t ever have to defrag your disk.

cheers,

bavarian

ps the brave must win--and the brave is red!

lugoteehalt · 12-17-2003, 04:23 AM

But for information's sake: How do you defragment a disc anyway?

bavarian · 12-17-2003, 06:17 AM

good question, dont know ...

masand · 04-20-2004, 06:24 AM

there is command

defrag

in linux

it requires JFS

bryanl · 04-20-2004, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lugoteehalt
But for information's sake: How do you defragment a disc anyway?

You back up the contents to some other media, re-format. and then restore the backup.

lugoteehalt · 04-22-2004, 07:22 AM

Thanks - interesting.