My file system partition is 90GB, and now 75% of the space is free after removing 53GB of recovered files using photorec
from my home directory. I just want to know, is it safe to defrag the whole file system using e4defrag
, or are there any extra precautions that I should be aware of?
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7Close-voters: Why would this be off-topic? This is a question about using Ubuntu software. Please see the FAQ.– Eliah KaganMar 10, 2013 at 2:42
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possible duplicate of Is e4defrag ready for use?– e-sushiApr 11, 2015 at 2:47
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- It is safe to use, otherwise it would not be available or have a big red warning when trying to use it.
- Here is a good document on ext4 and defragging.
- Do not expect to see dramatic benefits since ext4 is made to work without the need for defragmentation.
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1I've just extended my raid, and used e2resize to extend the file system too. In such cases it could be useful to run a defrag. Nov 3, 2014 at 9:36