Let's examine the three most popular Linux file systems (and the pros and cons of each) to determine whether an alternative is best for your needs. ext4 The ext4 file system is the default for ...

The default file system used in Ubuntu Linux--EXT4--is widely accepted as delivering superior performance to the NTFS file system used in Windows--today we explore why.

This news came out after Linux dropbox users began seeing notifications stating "Dropbox Will Stop Syncing Ext4 File Systems in November." You can see an example of this alert in Swedish below.

Activity in Linux file systems, BTRFS and ext4 August 10, 2009 by Doug Black This may not be news to the file system aware among you, but I’m part of the blissfully ignorant crowd that complains about ...

You see, Windows 11 (and 10) uses the NTFS file system while Linux can use EXT4, BTRFS, ZFS, and others. The issue is that Linux supports the NTFS file system, but Windows doesn’t support any of ...

The /etc/fstab file is a very important file on Linux systems. It contains information that allows the system to connect to disk partitions and determine where they should be mounted in the file ...

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.

With Linux distributions (Fedora being one that boasts fast booting) reaching record boot speeds with each new release, I'd have to believe that EXT4 needs to take some of the credit. It's used by ...

The default file system in Windows is NTFS, and the default file system in Ubuntu Linux is EXT4. The purpose of today’s 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux post is to try and understand what the ...