On Fri, 2005-08-26 at 00:12 -0700, Fong Vang wrote: > I've read in many places that file systems on Linux do not suffer the > same fragmentation problems of Windows systems. No one has provided a > clear explanation as to why fragmentation is not an issue for file > systems such as ext2/3, reiserfs, xfs, etc. Just curious. Instead of rehashing this for the 23rd time on a list, I'll create a blog entry later this evening from my past posts. I'll send you the link when I put it up. Short version: - Strict separation of binaries, data and temporary files - Reservation of disk space (filesystems never completely fill) - Allocation approaches of inode design filesystems -- Bryan J. Smith b.j.smith at ieee.org http://thebs413.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The best things in life are NOT free - which is why life is easiest if you save all the bills until you can share them with the perfect woman