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Use this tag for all questions about the ext3 (third extended) file system, which was the initial default file system in Ubuntu, until superseded by ext4.

ext3 is a Linux file system format, released in 1999 and has been the typical defeault file system format until recently. Its successor is ext4.

ext3, or third extended filesystem, is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux kernel. It is the default file system for many popular Linux distributions, including Debian....the filesystem was merged with the mainline Linux kernel in November 2001 from 2.4.15 onward.Its main advantage over ext2 is journaling, which improves reliability and eliminates the need to check the file system after an unclean shutdown.

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Features of ext3 file system

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What is the difference between ext3 & ext4 from a generic user's perspective

What are the big differences between ext3 and ext4 from a generic user's perspective? I heard that sticking with ext3 is wiser. Is that true? EDIT: One thing I want to note is that I am a dual OS user (Windows & Ubuntu), so not being able to mount a…
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How do I convert a FAT32 to ext3 (keeping the data on it)

Is there a way to convert a FAT partition to ext3 (or other ext..) while keeping the data on it? I don't have access to a external USB hard disk to temporarily store the data, so I'd like to just convert it while the data sits on the partition. Is…
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Automatic say yes to make ext3 file system on disk with mkfs.ext3

I am working on a script where I make a ext3 filesystem on a disk, the problem is that the script ask user to either say yes or no: root@ubuntu:/home/school# mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdc mke2fs 1.42 (29-Nov-2011) /dev/sdc is entire device, not just one…
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What are benefits of upgrading filesystem from ext2?

I have ext2 filesystem installed on my work machine. I talk with my friend who knows linux a lot better and he said its very old and its very weird that I use so old filesystem. I'm now trying to get it updated (I don't have root) to ext3. are there…
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Is there a ext3 defragmenter?

Is there any defragmenter out there for ext3?
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mount options for udev-rule mounted ext3 fs on14.04.3

I want to go beyond this excellent solution by @A.B. which permits to auto-mount a given removable ext3 FS using a udev rule. Specifically I'd like to specify several mount options: "nodev,noexec,x-gvfs-show", preferably within the specific udev…
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Why can't Ubuntu see any free space?

I've got an external terabyte drive to store my scrap (actually I mean a partition on it, I've got some other partitions there). The FS used is ext3. Even after I delete some files there (so there are at least some hundreds mibs free), Nautilus…
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In simple terms, how do ext4 journaling file systems work?

How does a journaling file system work and why does it not fragment, like NTFS? Why hasn't Windows switched over to a journaling file system? Could someone please explain this to me? Thanks.
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Shred alternatives EXT3?

Given the fact shred will not be effective on ext3, I wonder what are the available alternatives right now. $ man shred ... CAUTION: Note that shred relies on a very important assumption: that the file system overwrites data in place. …
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What does the grey slice in disk usage represent?

When I right click on Properties for my ext4 partition I get the following pie chart: The meaning of the blue and white slices are fairly obvious, since they are in the legend to the right, but what does the grey slice represent? It's quite…
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How to find reasons for journal recovery

Recently, when I've been starting my computer I'm informed that it is recovering the journal for one of my ext3 partitions. One might expect this behaviour if the computer shutdown improperly, but, as far as I can tell this is occurring after normal…
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How to make ext3 converted to ext4 support e4defrag?

I have two ext3 filesystems that are very old and have been 99% full for a long time, leading to fragmentation. Also, they've been used for running VMs with dynamic disk images and other fragmentation-causing workloads. I recently converted the…
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What's the most reliable stable way to defrag a fragmented Ext3 volume in 2017? Can e4defrag be used to defrag ext3?

Is there a ext3 defragmenter? There's plenty of threads on here about Defrag for Ext3 and Ext4 and largely it seems E4Defrag is the most reliable new way to defrag in Linux. But, there is no mention of whether e4defrag is backward compatible with…
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ext[34] `commit` option and filesystem integrity

I'm running a fairly fresh and vanilla 10.10 install, built from scratch about a month ago on an Acer Aspire 5742 laptop. I use openbox as my window manager and run neither the KDE nor Gnome desktop stacks. I haven't yet figured out how to get the…
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JFS vs. EXT4 vs. EXT3

Possible Duplicate: What is the best way to partition, and what is the best file-system for a new Hard Disk? I've got a 2TB external HD on which I save valuable data. so far I'm using NTFS as my file system, but I find it quite slow because I've…
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