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Old 06-04-2011, 03:55 AM   #1
sulekha
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Question orphaned inodes

Hi all,


an orphaned i-node
means ,A file that retains storage but no longer appears in the directories of a file system isn't it , my questions are as follows

1) how to find orphaned inodes using find command ?

2) is it okay to delete orphaned i-nodes ?
 
Old 06-04-2011, 04:16 AM   #2
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Hi,

I'd use fsck for that...

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