"Brian T. Schellenberger" wrote:
>
> WeiQuan Tian wrote:
> >
> > Dear all:
> >
> > Could any body know there is any utility like Defrag under Windows for
> > optimization of Hard disk in Mandrake 6.0 or RPM in higher version?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Wei Quan Tian
>
> No, the Linux file system is designed properly, so there's no need.
What does "(ext2) is designed properly, so there's no need" mean?
No filesystem can be designed to eliminate fragmentation. If
you are constantly "churning" on your disk, especially if your
disk is > 80% full, it *will* become fragged.
Of course, high speed disks, high speed CPUs and lots of RAM
for cache will minimize fragmentation's effect...
Of course, since I have high speed disks, high speed CPUs and
lots of RAM for cache, and the disks are < 80% full, and I
don't "churning" on my disks, I don't defrag my disks.
Ron
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