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Asked: 2011-01-12 14:55:29 +0800 CST

Is there a ext3 defragmenter?

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Is there any defragmenter out there for ext3?

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  3. There is a useful article but it's a few years old:
    DEFRAGMENTING LINUX EXT3 FILESYSTEMS USING SHAKE AND DEFRAG

    There are a few tools for this, and I'm going to cover Shake and Defrag.

    1. Shake is a defragmenter that runs in userspace, without the need of patching the kernel and while the system is used (for now, on GNU/Linux only).

    It works by rewriting fragmented files. But it has some heuristics that could make it more efficient than other tools, including defrag and, maybe, xfs_fsr.

    1. Defrag is a shell script. Download the latest version from HERE.

    Using Defrag is very easy: copy the script in a folder you want to defragment. This can be just a normal folder or the top level directory of a partition.

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