Rob writes: > This is about the best explanation I've ever seen, even if it a couple of > years old now: > http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.os.linux.mandrake/msg/38a9eeb8d01b1dbb?hl=en Also of note is the fact that ext2 uses a loosest fit algorithm (also known as "worst fit") rather than the tightest fit algorithm (also known as "best fit") historically used by FAT filesystems. -- John Hasler