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  1. 04-06-2006 #1
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    Disk defragmentation

    How do I defragment my linux partition? Or can I just run the defragmenter from windows to defrag the entire drive?
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    No need to do that.

    Defragmentation tools exist for ext2, XFS, JFS filesystems.
    ext3, reiserFS don't have such tools.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defragmentation
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    You don't really need to defrag a hard drive running Linux. Take a look at this article for an explanation.
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    Oh, tight.
    So am I safe to resize my linux partition w/o even defragging?
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    You should be ok, but if you face any problems post back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ImNeat
    Oh, tight.
    So am I safe to resize my linux partition w/o even defragging?
    Which tool are you using to resize linux, qtparted or something else?
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    Quote Originally Posted by budman7
    Which tool are you using to resize linux, qtparted or something else?
    Good question. I should have asked this because some tools can cause problems. Parted should be ok right?
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    I'll be using qtparted thru knoppix
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    Quote Originally Posted by ImNeat
    I'll be using qtparted thru knoppix
    Good choice.
    Make sure that the drive is not busy, you can do that by umounting it.
    Code:
    umount /dev/hdxx
    And make sure that it is writable by right-clicking on the icon on the desktop.
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