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Old 04-26-2013, 11:06 AM   #1
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harddisc defragmentation

in windows there is defrag, but what does Linux have to arrange all the files in the right place?

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Old 04-26-2013, 11:25 AM   #2
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Hi

Hope this explains
http://linuxaria.com/article/does-li...defrag?lang=en

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Old 04-26-2013, 11:26 AM   #3
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Hello

Fragmentation is generally not a problem with the filesystem types used under Linux. I've never defragged a Linux filesystem and have not had issues.
 
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Old 04-26-2013, 12:03 PM   #4
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thanks for the link, it was a real eyeopener

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