The btrsfck command allows you to check the integrity of a btrfs file system. As file systems migrate to this newer file system format, this command is increasingly important.

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Filesystems, like file cabinets or drawers, control how your operating system stores data. They also hold metadata like filetypes, what is attached to data, and who has access to that data. For ...

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Thanks guys. For this particular use case, I really have to go with btrfs, because zfs is unfortunately not flexible enough. AFAIK it's the only file system that supports reflinks. xfs may get it soon ...

The choice of file system matters quite a lot when it comes to storing data, especially when you're working with a lot of it. Your typical network-attached storage (NAS) may use EXT4 or BTRFS, and ...

Linux provides quite a few commands to look into file system types. Here's a look at the various file system types used by Linux systems and the commands that will identify them. Linux systems use a ...

OpenSUSE 13.2 was released a week ago. As with the recent Fedora update, the latest release of openSUSE took a year to develop instead of the standard six months as the organization retooled its ...

Linux finds a lot of uses in computers that aren’t desktops. But there is a problem. What happens if your mission-critical control computer or retail kiosk gets an update and then fails? Happens all ...

How to install the new Kali Linux snapshot tool, Unkaputtbar Your email has been sent Kali Linux is an absolute must for penetration testers and other types of admins looking to keep their systems and ...

If you own a Synology network-attached storage device (NAS) and want to protect your valuable data from ransomware attacks, you might be interested in a new video published by SpaceRex. The video ...