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 ...

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 ...

The ext4 file system is the 4th generation ext file system. The first, ext, was implemented in April 1992 and was the first file system created specifically for the Linux kernel.

Dropbox has announced that starting on November 7th 2018, only the ext4 filesystem will be supported in Linux for synchronizing folders in the Dropbox desktop app. Those Linux users who have synch ...

More and more articles have been appearing on the EXT4 filesystem. In fact, the article that really caught my eye was one recently regarding the speed of using EXT4 on flash media.

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.