[Bug 673536] Re: Delete "lost+found" folder automatically if it's empty

[Andrew McCarthy]

Hi  Simon, lost+found is not only re-created by e2fsck, but also when
the filesystem is created. It's meant to be there in advance and left
untouched at all times so that in normal operation there's no likely way
a crash could break it. In a badly mangled situation, you don't really
want e2fsck creating new directories and possibly overwriting data; a
pre-existing lost+found is much safer.

Does that make sense?

** Changed in: e2fsprogs (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Delete "lost+found" folder automatically if it's empty

Status in “e2fsprogs” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: e2fsprogs

  "lost+found" folder is created even there isn't files recovered. This
  folder is useless if it's empty. To delete it manually is annoying and
  it isn't easy because its owner is root.

  I suggest it deletes automatically the "lost+found" folder if it's
  empty when the check of mounted drives is finished.

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