Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 12:59:04 -0700 From: "Derrick Ryalls" <ryallsd@datasphereweb.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: File-systems Message-ID: <001501c2754e$7dc6e1c0$0200a8c0@bartxp> In-Reply-To: <20021016195531.GG290@rafter>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Socketd > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 12:56 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: File-systems > > > Hi again :-) > > Just some filesystem questions. > What filesystem does FreeBSD use for disks (1.44mb and 120 mb). In > windows they use ms-dos, but my guess is that we don't use FFS for > disks? and how do I format a disk to our filesystem? Just a clarification, but windows 9x and below uses FAT(16/32). DOS sits on fat. FreeBSD I believe uses UFS for drive access and can be used via /stand/sysinstall. I don't recall what the acronym means. > > Why is it what we don't have to fragment our hard-disks all the time > like I did in windows? I also heard that the filesystem for hard-disk > will be updated in FreeBSD 5.0, can you guide my to some info about > this? You are close, on windows you need to de-fragment the hard drive. Fragmentation slows down a system a little bit. Fragmentation usually occurs when you are doing lots of file creation/deletion. My 2 freebsd boxen don't do this on a normal basis, so the drives don't get too fragmented. > > br > socketd > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehelp
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