Re: Defragmenting

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"Edwin vMierlo" <EdwinvMierlo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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don't waste time... don't defragment !

( is it really worth the trouble ? )

In some cases well worth it, in others not, much depends on your use.
Occasionally for fragmented data disks it does tidy things up somewhat,
daily on an OS disk I'd say no. It is far more important to stick to the 75%
full philosophy except for disks intended for long term or permanent storage
which are filled one file at a time, the more than 75% doesn't really cost
you anything.


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