On 2015-04-24, Heiko Schlittermann <hs@???> wrote:
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> basti <black.fledermaus@???> (Di 21 Apr 2015 14:16:32 CEST):
>> Hello,
>> on different servers I have cache folders with a lot of small files. Now
>> all the files are delete but the folder "need" 151 MB.
>> Whats gonig on here? What is the problem? How can I fix? Delete and
>> create would be impracticable.
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> Folders grow to keep the entries (filename, inum). They never shrink. I do =
> not know any tool that could
> shrink a folder. Except rmdir + mkdir
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Some filesystems support shrinking live directories. Most do not.
I think BTRFS abd ReiserFs do.
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