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#26 2006-12-18 11:46:09
- chrismortimore
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Re: simple defragmenter
I find "tar" is pretty good for defragging. But I never get serious fragmentation problems anyway (most I've ever seen is about 4% on ext3).
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#27 2006-12-18 15:06:55
- Pajaro
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Re: simple defragmenter
I find "tar" is pretty good for defragging. But I never get serious fragmentation problems anyway (most I've ever seen is about 4% on ext3).
How do you defrag with tar?
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#28 2006-12-18 15:22:14
- chrismortimore
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Re: simple defragmenter
How do you defrag with tar?
Tar the filesystem, then mk??fs the partition, and untar. Simple 
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#29 2006-12-18 15:48:39
- Pajaro
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Re: simple defragmenter
yes, it is a good trick 
So total defrag with tar + mk??fs + untar, a live cd and an additional drive. Quick, but you have to reboot.
And partial defrag with cp+filefrag+mv (defrag script). You can do it while your system is up and running, but it is hundreds of times slower than tar, and less effective.
You can choose, depending on your needs/possibilities.
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