> Al Sparks wrote: >> A couple of questions. Are there any linux tools that can de-frag an >> ext2/3 partition? >> >> Are there any advantages to doing so if you're running hardware RAID5? >> >> Are there advantages / disadvantages if you're running LVM? >> === Al > > you're in luck cause you don't defrag an ext2/3 partition at all. defrag > is for windows file systems. Ext file systems are a different animal > all-together. Why? What's different between NTFS and ext2/3 that defragging is needed in one but not the other? === Al