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Defragmentation of Linux Filesystems

May 25, 2008, 08:00 (24 Talkback[s])

"There is a myth that 'linux filesystems don't need to be defragmented.' As it may be truth in general, it still can be dispelled by a simple script, which creates a certain number of directories and in each of them creates and deletes a certain number of files--in, let's say, two passes. So, does your filesystem need defragmentation...?

"Let's make an experiment--we're going to start with creating a filesystem image..."

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