Ok, I tend to ramble in the "my story so far" part of my posts, so I'll try to make it short this time. I installed Slackware 8 a few months ago, love it, etc., but as I'm sure you know, it doesn't ...

Hi,<BR><BR>We are getting close to the 32k limit for number of files in a single folder on ext3 filesystem. We are just a few hundred shy of 32,000 databases on one mysql server. We are looking to ...

For instance the ext3 filesystem tries to mitigate fragmentation by preallocating extra blocks, just in case it needs to extend the file at a later date. However, it has no real defragmentation ...

OS X cannot natively read the popular Ext2 and Ext3 filesystems, though support for these filesystems can be implemented if needed. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

New filesystem technology for Linux includes high capacity, snapshots, copy-on-write, and on-the-fly corruption detection. Almost exactly one year ago, as the developers were discussing changes to the ...

Learn to use the handy filesystem ACLs to extend access controls to files and directories with more flexibility. ACLs, or Access Control Lists, are available for a variety of Linux filesystems ...