ext3/4 Insights

What is ext3/4?

Ext3 is a journaled file system that was widely used in Linux. It is the third extended filesystem. It adds journaling to ext2 for improved reliability and faster recovery after a crash. It is now largely superseded by ext4.

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What other technologies are related to ext3/4?

ext3/4 Competitor Technologies

XFS

XFS is a journaling file system, competing with ext3/4 as a disk formatting option, especially in enterprise environments.

mentioned alongside ext3/4 in 10% (94) of relevant job posts

NTFS

NTFS is the primary file system for Windows operating systems and competes with ext3/4 as a disk formatting option, though primarily used on Windows systems.

mentioned alongside ext3/4 in 2% (59) of relevant job posts

ext3/4 Complementary Technologies

NFS

NFS (Network File System) is a protocol that allows sharing file systems over a network. It often complements ext3/4 by providing network access to file systems formatted with ext3/4.

mentioned alongside ext3/4 in 1% (127) of relevant job posts

Linux

Linux is the operating system that primarily uses ext3/4. It is a complementary technology since ext3/4 is the most common filesystem for Linux.

mentioned alongside ext3/4 in 0% (152) of relevant job posts