Re: problem deleting large files on ext

Keith Rohrer (kwrohrer@uiuc.edu)
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 15:27:24 -0600 (CST)


> > I use mkisofs to create ISO9660 images in preparation for burning onto
> > a CD-ROM. The ISO image is a single file, usually over 620MB. When this
> > image has been burnt onto the CD, I delete it to free space for the next
> > image. The images are stored on an ext2 filesystem.
> >
> > However, on a 750MB partition, deleting a 620MB file frequently leaves
> > only 275MB free.
It sounds like it was only freeing up the metadata (indirect blocks etc.)
and the actual data blocks didn't make it?

Keith