02-14-2017
Shrink ext4 filesystem and reduce the size of a Logical Volume in Linux
Hello guys,
I would like to ask you kindly if you don't know some quick and safe method how to shrink ext4 filesystem and reduce the size of a Logical Volume in Linux, please?
Thank you very much.
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