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Tool could make data exists to be sequential data o

26 April 2023, 06:50:21

What utility can make te maximum data exists in ext4 partition to be sequential data or at least compact enough so the partition can be shrink more easily readily

Re: Tool could make data exists to be sequential data o

Reply #1 – 26 April 2023, 14:01:23

e4defrag /dev/[volume]

Re: Tool could make data exists to be sequential data o

Reply #2 – 26 April 2023, 15:13:47

Quote from: Hitman – on 26 April 2023, 14:01:23

e4defrag /dev/[volume]

WAT!  0.o



thats on an unmounted partition or drive i'd assume?

Re: Tool could make data exists to be sequential data o

Reply #3 – 26 April 2023, 19:50:30

@cat herders of linux yes, iirc it should be mounted rw too, atleast it's that way for xfs/btrfs

Re: Tool could make data exists to be sequential data o

Reply #4 – 27 April 2023, 02:54:39

Gparted can shrink partitions quite easily if you boot with an iso, and it will help you avoid most of the pitfalls, although it's still recommended to back up your data first.  Some of the Artix iso's include it. The UUID of the partition might change afterwards, if the relevant UUID is used in /etc/fstab you need to alter it and run mkinitcpio from a chroot.

Re: Tool could make data exists to be sequential data o

Reply #5 – 27 April 2023, 19:09:28

That's been my method for years using gparted