The ext4 file system is the 4th generation ext file system. The first, ext, was implemented in April 1992 and was the first file system created specifically for the Linux kernel.

This news came out after Linux dropbox users began seeing notifications stating "Dropbox Will Stop Syncing Ext4 File Systems in November." You can see an example of this alert in Swedish below.

Momentum. Prior to EXT4, in many distributions, EXT3 was the default file-system. It was mature and robust. At the same time, XFS often required a kernel compile, so it got less attention from end ...

XFS is currently the default file system in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Due to the way it lays out files as extents, it is less vulnerable to fragmentation than ext4. ZFS is a file system that began ...

Understanding Linux File System Before delving into the intricacies of backup and restore strategies, it's vital to understand the Linux file system. Linux supports several file systems such as ext4, ...