Re: Do You Defrag?

You kids play nice... :P

Always Scandisk and Defrag. NTFS is more secure and stable, but it
still becomes fragmented.

The advice on the USB drive is good too.. Back up your stuffs a lot..

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  • Re: Is defraging necessary?
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