On Sun May 03 1998, "Hilary Luk" wrote:
> In a month before, some guys here tell me ext2 fs is self maintain, not
> easy fragment. While my ext2 fs become 10% of fragmentation.
10% fragmentation isn't too bad at all, especially when...
> I think it is because my linux act as server for OS/2, Windows clients.
As your ext2 partition fills, fragmentation will get worse. Even so, it
will never be as bad as hpfs or fat can get.
> Should I do anything to defragmentation the fs ?
Emphatically, no. The efficiency gains are just not worth the effort - nor
the risks!
One very good word of advice... don't bother defragmenting your ext2
filesystems... let them sort themselves out.
> If yes, which utility should have ?
There are "defragmenters" around the place, but don't bother with them.
Messing about with ext2 filesystems at this low level is just asking for
trouble in the long run. It's a very efficient filesystem anyway.
Cheers
Tony .
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