ext4

ext4, or fourth extended file system, is a journaling file system for Linux. ext4’s most common use case is formatting volumes, hard drives, and other computing storage solutions.

ext4 is the default file system for DigitalOcean Volumes Block Storage due to its stability and backwards compatibility.

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