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March 15, 2009  1:53 PM

Maybe you shouldn’t use the ext4 file system



Posted by: Xjlittle
data loss, ext3, ext4, linux file system

Users of the Kubuntu recently suffered data loss while using the new ext4 file system. It happens when there is a power loss or a system failure. Note that this is not specific to Kubuntu. The Kubuntu users were just the first to try out the new file system. I'm not talking about data that...

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September 30, 2008  1:12 AM

Using tune2fs to tune your ext3 file system



Posted by: Xjlittle
dumpe2fs, ext2, ext3, journaling file system, linux file system, tune2fs

Linux has the capability to use a large number of file systems. Generally you will find the ext3 file system on the Red Hat style operating system as the default. The ext3 file system is a journaling file system. Journaling is process by which a file system logs changes to the file system...

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