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Isn't part of the reason modern hard disks seem more reliable, that they have much more sophisticated file systems on them? In the old days, merely turning a m
by MarkusWandel 2y ago
Isn't part of the reason modern hard disks seem more reliable, that they have much more sophisticated file systems on them? In the old days, merely turning a machine off at the wrong moment might introduce inconsistencies that could cause data corruption later. Or on Lin*x, when's the last time you've had to look for the wreckage of files in the lost+found directory? Does anyone even remember what it's for?
I've had even modern HDs go gradually bad and the remaining undamaged files are generally readable without trouble.
- Majromax 2y ago> Or on Lin*x, when's the last time you've had to look for the wreckage of files in the lost+found directory? Does anyone even remember what it's for? Files that still existed by reference to an orphaned inode, one that was not linked to from a directory entry. The need for it greatly diminished with the widespread implementation of journaling filesystems.