On the issue of defrag, Unlike Windows, any new file written in a UNIX style system is written contiguously. If a file is copied or moved, like when it is renamed, if it was fragmented before it will now be contiguous. Over time, UNIX file systems self-defrag.
Also in a UNIX style system, having the disk heads moving "all over the place to find file fragments" isn't a bad thing, because the system is doing other things as well, so having the heads moving around means that the OS can read/write other things too, without causing IO bottlenecks. So don't bother to defrag. It's only on a Windows where new files are written into the first available open space no matter how small, that file fragmentation is inherent in the system. Curt- On Sunday 17 October 2004 10:59, Rony was heard to say: > For the defrag issue, someone mentioned there's a package called > defrag in the Debian package list. In the package desciption, it > states that it defrags some file system, but ext3, the one i'm > currently using, is not in the list. -- September 11th, 2001 The proudest day for gun control and central planning advocates in American history -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
