Category: Filesystems
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Quick Fix: Recover a Corrupted Btrfs Filesystem in Minutes
After a laptop freeze due to a corrupted Btrfs filesystem, I found a solution in single-user mode. I identified the issue using the Btrfs check command and successfully repaired the partition table. This experience highlighted the importance of backups and demonstrated Linux’s resilience. Don’t fear filesystem corruption; solutions exist.
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Dolphin-Plugins | Must have for KDE Plasma
Dolphin is the default file manager in the KDE Plasma desktop environment and although it is the most feature-rich file manager available on any computer in any time in history, it can always use a few more functions. Thankfully, there are a fantastic set of plugins that just may improve your quality if file-manager life…
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NFS and FS-Cache | Faster Performance with Distributed Storage
I make a lot of digital things and need the space to store the information. I don’t like deleting items, after all, I did make the time investment. I also don’t want to put my data in “cold storage” for me to forget about where I put the drive or lose access due to bit-rot.…
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Amiga Fast File System Return to the Linux Kernel
When I say “Return” what I mean is, return to a fully functional state. I fancy myself a vintage computer enthusiast, although I haven’t done a whole lot with my Amigas as of late, a part of that has been my apprehension in being able to access the data on my old drives. I also…
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KDE Partition Manager on openSUSE
I have become quite the fan of Gparted over the years of my Linux life and I started wondering if there were other partition management options out there. Specifically one that is Qt based instead. This is not a light on GTK based applications, I just find that they don’t tend to look as nice…
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Power Outage Corrupted XFS Filesystem | How I Fixed It
This past Monday, 27 May 2019, there was a somewhat severe storm that rolled through Southwestern Michigan that had a disruption on power. I have numerous computers in the house, most of which run some variation of openSUSE. Most of the computers are also battery backed in some form except for one, my Kitchen Command…
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Tuning Snapper | BTRFS Snapshot Management on openSUSE
Throughout my time helping users with openSUSE, one reoccurring issue that I have heard or read from some users has been the issue of system snapshots by Snapper filling up the root file system. Users have complained that their root file system fills up which ultimately locks up their system. This is often caused by…