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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=20
> [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
>=20
>=20
> Hi again :-)
>=20
> Just some filesystem questions.
> What filesystem does FreeBSD use for disks (1.44mb and 120 mb). In=20
> windows they use ms-dos, but my guess is that we don't use FFS for=20
> 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. =20

>=20
> Why is it what we don't have to fragment our hard-disks all the time=20
> like I did in windows? I also heard that the filesystem for hard-disk=20
> will be updated in FreeBSD 5.0, can you guide my to some info about=20
> 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.

>=20
> br
> socketd
>=20
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