Re: Defragmenting

Well the performance gain can be significant if fragmentation gets really
bad, like everything use in moderation.

If defragmentation is in progress and power fails that can be nasty.

Charlie

"Edwin vMierlo" <EdwinvMierlo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I definitely agree with you in regards to not using more than 75% of a
disks
capacity

In relation to disk defragmenting... well, I guess I have seen it
destroying
data once to often....
and the "performance gain" is not really measurable... that is my
experience...



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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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