[ale] Ubuntu Linux Defrag EXT4

[Damon L. Chesser]

On Mon, 2010-09-13 at 11:58 -0400, Ron Frazier wrote:
> Greg,
> 
> Thanks for the tip.  Based on other comments, I don't think I'll be 
> defragging Linux just yet.
> 
> A few people mentioned corrupting a Linux / Unix HDD by running utilities 
> while the partition is mounted.  When I run chkdisk on my Windows system in 
> read / write mode, it pops up a dialog that says it can't run the test now 
> because the system is in use.  It offers an option to run the test the next 
> time I reboot, and I click yes or no.  Linux should offer me the same 
> courtesy, in my opinion.

try shutdown -rF now


> 
> Ron
> 
> At 9/12/2010 10:11 PM -0400, you wrote:
> >The ext2/ext3/ext4 userspace tools are common.  (e2xxxxxx works for all 3.)
> >
> >e4defrag is the exception since it is ext4 only.
> >
> >Greg
> >
> >On 9/12/10, Ron Frazier <atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com> wrote:
> > > Ed,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the note.  So far, it seems not much is available for EXT4 and
> > > several people say it's not very necessary.  I'm a little leery about
> > > trying what appears to be and EXT2.  Maybe someone else knows if this 
> > works.
> > >
> > > Ron
> > >
> 
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