Difference between revisions of "Btrfs"

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==== shrink ====

You must be aware, that you can shrink a filesystem only securely if it is ''not too full''. Shrinking a filesystem may take '''a long time''' because btrfs ~~needs~~ to move ~~all~~ data that is located in the area to be freed, into the remaining area.

You must be aware, that you can shrink a filesystem only securely if it is ''not too full''. Shrinking a filesystem may take '''a long time''' because btrfs may need to move data, that was located in the area to be freed, into the remaining area.

Using '''gparted''' is save to shrink a btrfs filesystem. It will take all necessary steps like:

* mount filesystem

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 ==== shrink ====
-You must be aware, that you can shrink a filesystem only securely if it is ''not too full''. Shrinking a filesystem may take '''a long time''' because  btrfs needs to move all data that is located in the area to be freed, into the remaining area.
+You must be aware, that you can shrink a filesystem only securely if it is ''not too full''. Shrinking a filesystem may take '''a long time''' because  btrfs may need to move data, that was located in the area to be freed, into the remaining area.
 Using '''gparted''' is save to shrink a btrfs filesystem. It will take all necessary steps like:
 * mount filesystem