What is difference between ext3 and ext4 file-system ?

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What is difference between ext3 and ext4 file-system ?..

The main benefits that ext4 has over ext3 are:

1- faster time stamping
2- faster file system checking
3- journaling checksums
4- extents (basically automatic space allocation to avoid fragmentation)

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What is difference between ext3 and ext4 file-system ?..

Answer / jaswanth.saladi

ext2 : It was only the default file sysyem upto 7.1 redhat
version
->less speed,secure and doesnt supports journaling

ext3 : this was from the 7.2 redhat version
->more speed,secure n supports journaling compared to ext2

Journaling : This is one of the default feature of ext3
which provides multipls functions like data avaliability
across improper shut downs,esay transmission between the
file systems and speed etc...

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What is difference between ext3 and ext4 file-system ?..

Answer / johnson

Please visit and read carefully. You will find the answsers
you were looking for :)

1. http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2011/05/ext2-ext3-ext4/
2.
http://www.unixsurgeon.com/kb/differences-between-ext2ext3-and-ext4-file-systems.html

Thanks.....

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