"Ole" == Ole Kofoed Hansen
writes:
Ole> On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Bryan S. Tyson wrote: >> I am curious to know if there is any such thing as >> fragmentation problems or a need for defragging the hard drive >> in Linux. >> The reason I wonder is that I have never seen or heard any >> mention of disk fragmentation as a concern with Linux. >> >> If disk fragmentation is not an issue in Linux, can anyone >> explain why? Ole> I am not anywhere near an expert, but I've been told that the Ole> ext2 filesystem handles defragging itself, so there should be Ole> no need to use an extra program for that. No, the ext2 filesystem does not handle defragging itself, but it is designed in such a way that it keeps fragmentation to a minimum. Unless you do something really weird to the filesystem, the percentage of fragmentation should never be high enough to warrant a defrag. AFAIK there is one program to defrag an ext2 filesystem (which you can find on freshmeat), but it is regarded as a curiosity more than anything. Charles -- ===================================================== One Net to rule them all, One Net to find them, One Net to bring them all, and with Linux bind them. ===================================================== -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq