Re: which PC


"Floyd L. Davidson" <floyd@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:87ir9komqu.fld@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ron Hunter <rphunter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
was in XP or Vista when saw it. Do Microsoft
filesystems actually still need to be defragged????)

Yes, as do ALL file systems. The OS you use MAY do it
transparently, but it MUST be done.

That's bull*** son. There is no need to *defrag*
a filesystem. *EVER*. ... on a properly designed
filesystem for a multi-user/multi-tasking OS.

I would have to agree at least in part.. you don't need to defrag a disk
(note disk not file system as a file system may not be on a disk).
You don't even have to defrag windows.

However there /is/ a performance boost from defraging a file system.


I have software that does this automatically on my
computers, so it may seem that I never do it, but the
software DOES do the job, just without my attention.

Then you are using a exceedingly crude filesystem.

Anyone who thinks this job need not be done just doesn't
understand the realities of disk storage.

You don't understand file system.

I understand filesystem and that he was talking about disk based
filesystems.
Disks are faster if you can stream the file without having to do seeks..
without defragging and compaction you will end up with files that require
seeks and it will slow the system down.
The only systems where this isn't true are specialised ones like some
databases use and even then the database will have some sort of optimisation
built in.


.

Quantcast