Defrag
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YeOldeStonecat
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Welcome to 3rd party apps..they aaaaallllways exaggerate so you'll quickly bite your fingernails, go into a panic..and rush to use them.
Defrag isn't as important as it was on FAT/FAT32 file systems anyways....and with todays much larger HDDs...and with windows auto tuning of frequently used files going to the outer rim of the platter, and also due to superfetch.
Defrag isn't as important as it was on FAT/FAT32 file systems anyways....and with todays much larger HDDs...and with windows auto tuning of frequently used files going to the outer rim of the platter, and also due to superfetch.
So then I wont worry about it then. Thanks StoneCat
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I just let the OS do what it wants. Only time I really do a manual defrag is if I've done major changes to the HDD...like major restructuring....large amounts of files moved or something.
Some people are religious in keeping defrag working often. TBH, since WinXP came out, and reading that it's less important...and with OS's having gone to NTFS instead of FAT, I stopped doing it, and haven't noticed an issue. Tried it now 'n then just to test...and didn't notice an improvement..which to me, meant the stuff I'd read about it not being needed as much anymore was true.
It's an opinionated debate...but that's the side of the camp I'm on.
Some people are religious in keeping defrag working often. TBH, since WinXP came out, and reading that it's less important...and with OS's having gone to NTFS instead of FAT, I stopped doing it, and haven't noticed an issue. Tried it now 'n then just to test...and didn't notice an improvement..which to me, meant the stuff I'd read about it not being needed as much anymore was true.
It's an opinionated debate...but that's the side of the camp I'm on.
BlackLabTechs
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In addition - defrag is frowned upon on the ssd drives. Helps wear them out quicker.
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Unless we are talking ssd's, I still try to do a quick defrag when i do cleanings. I like to use auslogics defrag program, free for commercial use and available in portable format as well. Seems to work quickly enough. I would say though that defragging may have more benefits if you are using more than say 30-40% of your drive.
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There's a lot of sides of the camp on that also.
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/defragmentation-of-ssd-windows
Windows still does a bit of defrag anyways when it snaps vol copies.
If the structure gets badly fragmented....the hard drive (SSD) will get the snot worked out of it hard...as reading/writing hammers it more..shortening its life.
Interview with Windows developers regarding defrag and SSDs
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheRealAndCompleteStoryDoesWindowsDefragmentYourSSD.aspx
