Questions tagged [ext]
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How can I prevent Windows 8 from trying to format my external ext3-format hard disk? [duplicate]
How can I prevent Windows 8 from trying to format my external ext3-format hard disk?
Every time I connect my ext3-format hard disk for the guest virtual machine(ubuntu), Windows(host) shows the ...
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Hardware or Software RAID and Filesystem Type?
I'm looking to build a pretty simple RAID-5 or RAID-6 array and I'm looking into my options. The machine will be a 64bit Ubuntu Linux Server and will essentially be used as a backup/file server. I'll ...
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Is there a way to store a slash in a filename?
Is there a way to have a slash "/" in a filename? The "real" slash, not some other Unicode symbol. The file system should be FAT16/32 and Ext4.
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Making a computer with a single storage-device and bad supply of power more reliable [closed]
If you were willing to sacrifice the effective performance and capacity of a storage-device, can you get extra reliability somehow?
All help appreciated.
Edit: I found this wikilink: http://en....
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How to quickly rename (batch or soft) ext files for ntfs compatibility
I am running fedora and I would like a tool to automatically rename files on my ext3 fedora partition so that I can transfer files with incompatible names flawlessly. Any advice on how to proceed ? ...
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Can a hard drive be spinned down when using ext3 filesystem?
Recently a buddy of mine has pointed out in his blog (in Russian) that hard drives that use the ext3 filesystem can not be spun down because of the need to frequently write data. According to him, it ...
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If a drive is not recognized during POST is it irreparably broken?
I'm having a bit of trouble with a HDD. I believe it's dead and I plan on RMA'ing it tomorrow, but I thought I should just check up here first to make sure there are no other options.
I posted a ...
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How to unmount ext partition in Kubuntu 10.04?
I want to install Windows 7 again on my notebook over kubuntu 10.04 that I used for few months. Issue is that ext partion where is Kubuntu is locked somehow and can't format it/ delete it with Windows ...
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What filesystems would Google Chrome OS work with?
When Google releases their Chrome OS, my first prerequisite would be to work with my current files. What filesystems would it work with? (have read-write access). Would it support Windows partitions? (...
