# How do you solve slow file deletion on ext4?

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**Category:** Node Operators\
**Tags:** ext4, linux\
**Created:** [July 25, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-do-you-solve-slow-file-deletion-on-ext4/27260 "2024-07-25T11:48:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-do-you-solve-slow-file-deletion-on-ext4/27260/74 "2024-08-30T05:32:06Z")

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> [@EasyRhino](#):
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> not the garbage collection process

it helps, but not significantly:

> [@Badger cache filewalker test results](https://forum.storj.io/t/badger-cache-filewalker-test-results/27334/61):
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> Not a significant change, 6h15m37.901733s → 5h10m20.0016903s (SLC), 25h21m17.6144463s → 22h3m31.7099403s (US1)

The deletion process would be speed up a little bit too, but again - the main time consuming operation is deleting itself.

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