Messages in this thread | | | From | Keith Rohrer <> | Subject | Re: problem deleting large files on ext | Date | Mon, 17 Feb 1997 15:27:24 -0600 (CST) |
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> > I use mkisofs to create ISO9660 images in preparation for burning onto > > a CD-ROM. The ISO image is a single file, usually over 620MB. When this > > image has been burnt onto the CD, I delete it to free space for the next > > image. The images are stored on an ext2 filesystem. > > > > However, on a 750MB partition, deleting a 620MB file frequently leaves > > only 275MB free. It sounds like it was only freeing up the metadata (indirect blocks etc.) and the actual data blocks didn't make it?
Keith
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