XFS

How to Defragment an XFS File System

Fragmentation is a longstanding problem when it comes to storage. It arises when, due to prolonged usage, the storage media gets chunks of allocated...

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Repairing an XFS System

Filesystems are built on top of storage devices. There are RAID controllers and disk controllers each running its own small piece of firmware. There...

29/12/2020

ZFS vs XFS

The battle between file systems is as old as DOS vs Unix battles. And the pragmatic solution to the problem has always been the same — Instead...

28/12/2020

Creating and Resizing XFS Partitions

Making partitions and resizing them can help you maintain the simplicity and cleanliness of your installation and disk arrangements. In this article,...

28/12/2020