Article Title: Beware: the LinuxExt4 file system may cause data loss. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.
If you are using the Ext4 file system, be careful. According to some users, it may cause data loss. A foreign user of Kubuntu Jaunty said that he lost a lot of data using the Ext4 file system. for details, refer to the bug report on linux/+ bug/317781 "> launchpad.
Coincidentally, the domestic linux.cn/ext4-lose-data.html "> Albert t748 encountered similar problems. He described that X died for no reason. after power failure and restart, it was found that Firefox configuration was greatly lost. Like the foreign user above, Albert t748 also uses the 2.6.28 kernel and Ext4 file system.
Today, H-Online published an article Ext4 data loss; explanations and workarounds, which explains this and contains the solutions provided by the Ext4 developer Ted Ts o, if you are interested, you can check it out.