Hi Michael, This question illustrates how our access to "information" has changed since the 1990's where all linux/nix tech was best discussed in newsgroups and mailing lists, and today where extensive immediate sources are available from the RIGHT SOURCE. I understand that Michael is usually interested in fostering discussion on the list, and through that finds he learns and retains information better, but I usually experience my inner voice yelling: "USE THE SOURCE Luke" https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LinuxFilesystemsExplained On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > could you give me a refrence to ssome documentation about this if my > understanding is correct > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> I remember an east side meeting I went to (or maybe it was you tube) and >> this is what I remember.... >> Windows stores data sequentially like so: >> 11112222333344445555 >> and if you were to delete 2 and 5 then you were to save more data it >> would be >> 11116666333344446666 >> linux scatters the data around your disk like so: >> 1111000022220000333300004444000055550000 >> then you delete 2 and five and then write more data it would look like: >> 11110000000000003333000044440000000000006666 >> >> is my understanding of this correct? >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >