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has the unstability bug for ext4 worked itself into any versions of ubuntu/kubuntu?

Asked by wbryan01

see: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIxNDQ

I just want to avoid the bug for now.
I am running 10.04 ( yes - sad I know )
want to update to 12.04 but do not want to loose data to this bug.

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Then youo should have BACKUPS if your data is important. Simple

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wbryan01 (wbryan01) said : 		#2

Not simple
edit a spreadsheet that has been collecting info for 3 years.
save
reboot
and file is empty

( and it happens to alot of your files )
that is the symptoms that are described.
Last files edited before restart might be lost

Too dangerous, need to avoid.