Njengoba kunikezwe lesi sigaba mayelana ne-ext3, ngitshele ukuthi kungani kungcono kune-ext2 nomlandeli wayo.
Context:i-ext3, noma i-third extended filesystem, iyisistimu yamafayela e-journal evame ukusetshenziswa yi-Linux kernel. Kwakuyisistimu yefayela ezenzakalelayo yezinhlelo eziningi ezidumile ze-Linux. UStephen Tweedie uqale waveza ukuthi usebenza ekwandiseni i-ext2 ku-Journaling the Linux ext2fs Filesystem ephepheni lika-1998, futhi kamuva ngoFebhuwari 1999 ohlwini lwamakheli e-kernel. Uhlelo lwefayela lwahlanganiswa ne-Linux kernel ngoNovemba 2001 kusuka ku-2.4.15 kuya phambili. Inzuzo yayo enkulu ngaphezu kwe-ext2 ukubhalwa kwedatha, okuthuthukisa ukuthembeka futhi kuqede isidingo sokuhlola uhlelo lwefayela ngemuva kokuvalwa okungahlanzekile. Umlandeli wayo yi-ext4
I-ext3 ingcono kune-ext2 ngenxa yamakhono ayo okubhala, athuthukisa ukuthembeka futhi aqede isidingo sokuhlola uhlelo lwefayela ngemuva kokuvalwa okungcolile. Umlandeli we-ext3 yi-ext4.