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Re: Keeping Files Contiguous
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom Burke)
Fri Nov 20 06:22:21 1998
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 06:23:59 -0500
From: Tom Burke <tomii@erols.com>
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To defrag a directory, tar it & then untar it... (not that you need it)
Joerg Mertin wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 19, 1998 at 12:33:29PM -0800, Kurt Harper wrote:
> > How does Linux keep files continguous, i.e., unfragmented? Is
> > there a program I can set up under cronos to do that? Thanks!
>
> The ext2-algorythme keeps the Files mostly unfragmented, if Filesystem
> usage is below 90%. This works very well. In fact, in the 5 Years LiNUX
> Experience I have, I never defragmented a ext2 Partition... But I know a
> defragmenter exists for the ext2 FileSystem. just make a search on
> freshmeat. I don´t remember the name though.
>
> Regards
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