File System Fragmentation - Types of Fragmentation

Types of Fragmentation

File system fragmentation may occur on several levels:

  • Fragmentation within individual files and their metadata.
  • Free space fragmentation, making it increasingly difficult to lay out new files contiguously.
  • The decrease of locality of reference between separate, but related files.

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