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Cannot make anyfs-tools. My e2fslibs package seems not to be the compatible version
anyfs-tools promises to convert a ntfs partition into ext3. That's what I want to do. (I have backed up what was necessary).
But when I try to compile anyfs-tools I get a make compilation error ...
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How do I know if a partition is ext2, ext3, or ext4?
I just formatted stuff. One disk I format as ext2. The other I want to format as ext4. I want to test how they perform.
Now, how do I know the kind of file system in a partition?
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Debian stucks at formatting 33%
I'm trying to install Debian Squeeze 6.0.5 on a new HP Proliant Microserver N40L with 4 GB RAM and 1.5 GHZ and 2 new Seagate BARRACUDA 2TB HDD (delivered yesterday).
The installation stuck at the ...
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Besides the journal, what are the differences between ext2 and ext3?
I just saw an answer question about filesystems for embedded hardware on another Stack Exchange site. The question was "What file system format should I use on flash memory?" and the answer suggested ...
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largefile feature at creating file-system
Is useful to use -T largefile flag at creating a file-system for a partition with big files like video, and audio in flac format?
I tested the same partition with that flag and without it, and using ...
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ext2/3/4 reserved blocks percentage purpose
I know that this feature dates back 20 years but I still would like to find out
What is the purpose of the reserved blocks in ext2/3/4 filesystems?
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How are files laid out in ext2/ext3/ext4?
A few days ago all my metadata on a ext4 format flash card was overwritten.
I am now going to speculate on how this happened. This is pure speculation. It happened just after I used a different ...
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how much space to reserve on ext3 filesystem to prevent fragmentation issues?
I wondered about some missing space on my ext3 partition and, after some googling, found that debian based ubuntu reserves 5% of the size for root.
I also found posts describing how to change that ...
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How many bits is the access flags of a file?
How many bits on a linux file system is taken up for the permissions of a file?
