defragment EXT4?
Hi
Normally, linux file system don't need to be defragment, but what you think about this defrag tool? https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/hdd-ranger/ |
interesting discussion on reddit about it... http://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comme...ftware_center/
I'd certainly never go near it. At this basic level, you're never going to get a useful paid tool that you won't get for free, indeed this presumably IS a e4defrag gui and nothing else. |
Hi,
I would not pay for tool which is maybe useless. Extract from wikipedia: Quote:
- copy the whole content of the fragmented partition to another one (you need enough space) - copy back data to the previously fragmented partition Regards |
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After maybe I am wrong and it is not the case anymore. In such case, it would be a good news for me. Regards |
BTW Fragmentation can be check using e2fsprogs
Another defragmenting tool is e4defrag: http://prefetch.net/blog/index.php/2...tion-near-you/ |
yes, I already said that :)
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The old way was to tar it off and back.
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the very few and far in between fragments ( they do happen but not often)
are solved by taring up the files and then extracting them they are now continuous files there is no need for anything |
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Edit; I didn't look at the link in the OP before posting. If you run Ubuntu this would be the tool for you. The average Ubuntu user will never understand that there is a difference between a Linux OS and a MS OS. They NEED to defrag to be comfortable. Let them enjoy themselves. Copying someplace and back would work. Resizing the partition by any amount (1mB) will achieve the same thing. You should have no trouble with defragmentation if you make sure your partition is not over 80% full. |
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The only time I have defraged my Linux installs is when I have done a re-install. I back up my /home, do the install, and then copy back what I need. Walla new install totally clean and defraged.
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Can this sort of nonsense be kept off the Debian forum? The newbies or Ubuntu forum would be better for this.
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