this might just be a really stupid question...

do you have to defrag you hard drives when you linux? If you do then how if you don't just laugh!

Hahaa... haha.... I'm laughing... That should answer your question like you asked...

Search the forums, this has been asked numerous times, really, it has... I promise.

yes, no, maybe, probably not.

That accurate enough for you?

Didn't think so. The truth is, for most people, defraging linux is a non-issue. Linux filesystems are based on commercial mainframe unix filesystems (that's a sick generalization, but it gets the point across), where having extra space between files or having a file spread all over the drive is the same as burning money. As a result, Linux filesystems are pretty good at sorting themselves out without any external help.

There are situations where defraging can have benefits, but for 95% of Linux users, defraging is a waste. That time would be better spent learning more about Linux. In fact, for many windows machines (considering that running defrag takes HOURS---because defrag wants to start over any time you move the mouse) that defrag time would be better spent learning more about Linux as well.