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How do I mount ext2/ext3 partitions in Mac OS X Snow Leopard?

Is there anything that will natively allow read/write on an ext2/3 partition within Snowie? Just don't want to get a Linux box to mount, and then access via samba. Although I could perhaps through VMware Fusion … and then share it back… Anyway to do…
romant
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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 need to store pretty large files, so a FAT-32…
Naftuli Kay
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how to delete the partition after mkfs

we created the ext file system on new sdd disk as the follwing mkfs.ext4 -j -m 0 /dev/sdd -F in order to get the disk as was before mkfs I guess we need to delete the partition that created by mkfs , how to perform that ?
enodmilvado
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When will fsck run if maximum mount count is -1?

I am trying to determine if fsck will run on reboot. I run this command dumpe2fs -h /dev/(diskname) and get this result: Mount count: 13 Maximum mount count: -1 AFAIK fsck will run if mount count is equal or greater than maximum…
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Create ext3 partition on external drive from Windows 7

Are there free CLI tools for Windows (7) which allow me to partition and format an ext3 file system on a external USB drive from Windows natively? I am not looking for a solution with a bootable live medium or a virtual machine. Thanks for sharing…
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What does a "Copy/Cut & Paste" operation exactly consist of?

I understand the purpose of these operations. What I'd like to know is 1.What happens at the File System Level ? Does a new MFT entry for the copy get created in the destination volume's MFT and how is space allocated on the destination volume…
Dhiwakar Ravikumar
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How does Windows use an ext4 filesystem in a VirtualBox?

I run Windows XP in a Virtual Box on my Ubuntu 14.04 laptop. I've set the shared folder access so I can access (read and write) the files on my ext4 /home partition. However, I've often wondered how this set up works. To my knowledge, Windows…
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Is there an archive flag in ext2/ext3/ext4 or how does incremental backup works in Linux?

I am wondering, does an ext2/ext3/ext4 file system (and Linux) support "archive flags". At Windows it is quite convenient to do an incremental backup because the archive flag is automatically set if a file has been modified or added. How do…
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ext3 disk space problems

I ran out of disk space the other day (quite common on this particular computer). As usual I started to delete files and directories to restore a bit of space. However this time the file system still reports that I don't have any disk space…
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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? (NTFS) and Unix partitions? (EXT/UFS). And…
Robin Rodricks
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How can I prevent Windows 8 from trying to format my external ext3-format hard disk?

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 dialog that it is about to format my ext3-format…
19 Lee
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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 ? Thanks in advance. Edit: I know there is a nice GUI…
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How do I identify the cause of e2fsck abort

After a recent system failure several of my filesystems are broken. And even e2fsck fails to repair them. Surprisingly e2fsck lacks the so called debug or verbose mode and just writes e2fsck: aborted almost instantly after starting Pass 1: Checking…
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Is there a way to edit files on a Linux ext partition in Windows?

Many times one wants to edit files on a Linux ext partition from Windows. Is there a way to view and edit files in Linux partitions in Windows 7 or 8?
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Fixing lost symbolic link status

I have a couple of soft symbolic links that have lost their link status and have become normal files containing link TARGET_FILE_LOCATION I searched quite a bit to find a way to restore their link status but couldn't find any.
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