Yea, run an old kernel with ext2 on a busy system writing a bunch of small files and have a power supply fail and you'll end up with something there.
fsck on large hard drives was scary on how long it could take to finish.
fsck on large hard drives was scary on how long it could take to finish.
(At least this is what my memory is telling me. I could be mistaken, but that's what I remember.)
I recall going to sleep and it still not being done when I woke up. Bleh.