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On Friday, September 02, 2016 05:42:13 PM Dale wrote: |
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> Mick wrote: |
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> > On Thursday 01 Sep 2016 22:57:12 Kai Krakow wrote: |
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> >> Regarding performance: |
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> >> |
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> >> I wish Linux had options to relocate files (not just defragment) back |
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> >> into logical groups for nearby access. Fragmentation is less of a |
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> >> problem, the bigger problem is data block dislocation over time due to |
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> >> updates. In Windows, there's the wonderful tool MyDefrag which does |
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> >> magic and puts your aging Windows installation back into a state of an |
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> >> almost fresh installation by relocating files to sane positions. |
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> >> |
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> >> Is there anything similar for Linux? |
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> > |
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> > Dale will pop in soon to mention the defrag application he was running on |
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> > reiserfs, but a potentially more effective defrag method irrespective of |
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> > fs |
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> > (we're talking about spinning disks where this issue applies) is tar |
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> > off/tar on your data. |
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> Now someone is asking for me to post something. ROFL |
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> Script should be attached. Be forewarned, I have not used this script |
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> in ages. I have no clue if it works or not or if it will totally screw |
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> up anything and everything. I would recommend trying it on something |
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> that doesn't matter or maybe a directory full of copied files to be |
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> sure. If it hoses your system, it's not my script and you been warned. |
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> I'm not even sure where I got it from. Might be the forums but could be |
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> anywhere. |
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> By the way, I switched to ext4 and it has a defrag command of its own. |
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> Just man e4defrag for details, assuming you have the ext utilities |
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> package installed. That would be sys-fs/e2fsprogs by the way. I |
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> *think* it works on ext3 as well but not sure. Everything here is ext4 |
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> except /boot which is ext2. |
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> I guess this is the benefit of large hard drives. I don't have to |
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> delete stuff even if I don't use it for a long time. lol |
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> Y'all have fun. |
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How does that script work? |
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From a quick look, it depends on some application called "filefrag". |
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I can't seem to find that on my system. |
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