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  • eMonk
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2003
    • 2310
    #1

    To defrag, or not to defrag?

    It is believed that defragmenting all data on a hard disk on a regular basis keeps PCs operating at peak performance on older machines.

    So does defragmenting have little to no effect on todays hard disk drives?
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    • VicD
      ICQ: 304-611-162
      • Feb 2005
      • 13245
      #2
      I defrag once a year, Watson

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        • Dopy
          Confirmed User
          • Feb 2001
          • 1572
          #3
          Originally posted by MUNK
          It is believed that defragmenting all data on a hard disk on a regular basis keeps PCs operating at peak performance on older machines.

          So does defragmenting have little to no effect on todays hard disk drives?

          Answer to that is run diskeeper on a months trial then run without it for a month.

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            • the content guy
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              • Dec 2007
              • 694
              #4
              OK, your sig is tied with Juicy's as the most disgusting images on this board.
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                • Jet - BANNED FOR LIFE
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 7515
                  #5
                  Defrag or suffer!

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                    • geeknik
                      l337 h4x0r!#%
                      • Feb 2005
                      • 8364
                      #6
                      It's all about the filesystem. NTFS and FAT suck as far as filesystems are concerned and aren't intelligent in how files are placed on the drive. The journaling filesystem under Linux doesn't require defragmenting.
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                        • eMonk
                          Confirmed User
                          • Aug 2003
                          • 2310
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Dopy
                          Answer to that is run diskeeper on a months trial then run without it for a month.
                          i'll give it a try.

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                            • Fat Panda
                              Porn is Dead. Move along.
                              • Aug 2006
                              • 13296
                              #8
                              god that is a terrible sig picture

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                                • TheSenator
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Feb 2003
                                  • 13330
                                  #9
                                  Use Diskeeper....

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                                    • CuriousToyBoy
                                      Crazy Aussie Bastard
                                      • Aug 2005
                                      • 16787
                                      #10
                                      Defrag or die.

                                      ;-)
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                                        • woj
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                                          • Jul 2002
                                          • 47880
                                          #11
                                          diskkeeper is great, not only does it defragment your drive, but also analyzes which files you use most often and optimizes access time for those files..
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                                            • Violetta
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                                              • Jul 2004
                                              • 28735
                                              #12
                                              I defrag every 6 months or something like that.
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                                                • digifan
                                                  The Profiler
                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                  • 14618
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by SAC
                                                  god that is a terrible sig picture
                                                  Disgusting...
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                                                    • Naja-ram
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Aug 2006
                                                      • 639
                                                      #14
                                                      he has that sig for years, what are you guys new or something ?
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                                                        • Naja-ram
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Aug 2006
                                                          • 639
                                                          #15
                                                          and yes it si terrible
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                                                            • SayWhut
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Jan 2008
                                                              • 962
                                                              #16
                                                              Upgrade to a Mac = No defrag ever again ....

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                                                                • blowme_DL
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Jan 2006
                                                                  • 2077
                                                                  #17
                                                                  defrag!! thats all i can say

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                                                                    • martinsc
                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                      • Jun 2005
                                                                      • 27043
                                                                      #18
                                                                      i defrag once a month
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                                                                        • Davy
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Apr 2006
                                                                          • 4323
                                                                          #19
                                                                          You should definitely do it regularly.
                                                                          As far as I know, it only makes sense if you have enough free disk space on the drive, though.
                                                                          Otherwise the defrag program will more or less put the data in the same place as before the defragmentation.
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                                                                            • Emil
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Feb 2007
                                                                              • 5656
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Your harddrive doesn't have to look for data all over your drive if you defrag, it will make it stay working longer than it would otherwise. It makes stuff load faster too..

                                                                              I use O&O defrag, it does defrag my discs automatically.
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                                                                                • goldmine
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Jan 2005
                                                                                  • 952
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  i defrag every month, or every time i feel that my pc is slowing down.

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                                                                                    • Walrus
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • May 2005
                                                                                      • 2150
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by SAC
                                                                                      god that is a terrible sig picture
                                                                                      That is why you disable images on gfy. No one can be trusted here.

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                                                                                        • tranza
                                                                                          ICQ: 197-556-237
                                                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                                                          • 57559
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          I've had this laptop for 2.5 years now, and I've never defragged.....
                                                                                          I'm just a newbie.

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                                                                                            • eMonk
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Aug 2003
                                                                                              • 2310
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              hmmm... i don't think diskeeper totally supports 64 bit processors... neither does o&o defrag...

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                                                                                                • eMonk
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Aug 2003
                                                                                                  • 2310
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  i'll stick with the one that comes with winxp for now. my next system will not be 64 bit. i'm always running into capability problems.

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                                                                                                    • eMonk
                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                      • Aug 2003
                                                                                                      • 2310
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by Naja-ram
                                                                                                      he has that sig for years, what are you guys new or something ?

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                                                                                                        • madfuck
                                                                                                          Registered User
                                                                                                          • Oct 2004
                                                                                                          • 2032
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          D E F R A G !!!

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                                                                                                            • testpie
                                                                                                              Mostly retired
                                                                                                              • Apr 2006
                                                                                                              • 3231
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by SayWhut
                                                                                                              Upgrade to a Mac = No defrag ever again ....
                                                                                                              Namely because there isn't that much to defrag on an OS where your software "choices" become whatever-the-fuck-is-available-for-the-platform...

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                                                                                                                • SayWhut
                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                  • Jan 2008
                                                                                                                  • 962
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by testpie
                                                                                                                  Namely because there isn't that much to defrag on an OS where your software "choices" become whatever-the-fuck-is-available-for-the-platform...

                                                                                                                  Not really when there are "options" such as VMware Fusion, Boot Camp, Parallels, Cider etc etc ....

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                                                                                                                    • GrouchyAdmin
                                                                                                                      Now choke yourself!
                                                                                                                      • Apr 2006
                                                                                                                      • 12085
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by SayWhut
                                                                                                                      Not really when there are "options" such as VMware Fusion, Boot Camp, Parallels, Cider etc etc ....
                                                                                                                      Did you just suggest running Windows on a Mac so you can defrag an NTFS hard disk, or are you retarded enough to assume that HFS+ magically becomes NTFS when sometime provides pass through access as such?

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                                                                                                                        • dav3
                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                          • May 2007
                                                                                                                          • 7348
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          another bump for Diskeeper
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                                                                                                                            • sltr
                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                                                                              • 3193
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              man, i dl'd diskeeper and installed it based on all the good comments here and it shows the computer i installed it on- 1a327d77- whatever, but when i click on it to scan it says no computer installed, diskeeper not installed.

                                                                                                                              ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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                                                                                                                                    • eMonk
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                                                                                                                                      • Aug 2003
                                                                                                                                      • 2310
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      ok, i found a 64 bit version of diskeeper.

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                                                                                                                                        • Cash
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                                                                                                                                          • Feb 2002
                                                                                                                                          • 20825
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by the content guy
                                                                                                                                          OK, your sig is tied with Juicy's as the most disgusting images on this board.
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                                                                                                                                            • NinjaSteve
                                                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                              • Dec 2003
                                                                                                                                              • 11089
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Why would a person not defrag? Click, go to bed, wake up, done.
                                                                                                                                              ...

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                                                                                                                                                • Gordon G
                                                                                                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                                                  • May 2006
                                                                                                                                                  • 646
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  once per month here.

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                                                                                                                                                    • dav3
                                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                      • May 2007
                                                                                                                                                      • 7348
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Fuck, I defrag before each time I play a game. Doesn't take long at all to finish when you do it that often, especially with the defraggin goodness that is known as diskeeper.
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                                                                                                                                                        • cranki
                                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                          • Feb 2005
                                                                                                                                                          • 5162
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          I've used O&O defrag in the past, has any of you diskkeeper users used it as well and can give a comparison?

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                                                                                                                                                            • cranki
                                                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                              • Feb 2005
                                                                                                                                                              • 5162
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              I'm running o&o now and apparently I got a 86&#37; degree of fragmentation... wonder if my system will be faster afterwards...

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