> > > > 1. Defragment, so there is less seeking > To this end i have found the scripts fragck.pl and defrag at http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-429915.html
For me; # ./fragck.pl /home/adam/mp3/ 77.6329693554068% non contiguous files, 27.4885523071504 average fragments. Unfortunately defrag did nothing, running fragck.pl after defrag showed no difference.