That is a good point, but one that should not be of too much concern unless you are using > 90% of your disk drive. If you are using that much disk space then it is time to consider migrating to a larger disk. And actually HFS+ does do disk Optimization via the Hot Zone whereby frequently touched smaller files are moved to where they can be accessed the quickest. Most notes on defragmentation warn that it could slow the system as files are rearranged. state that Because of the way fragmentation avoidance and Virtual memory work on Unix systems, it is always advisable to have a good chunk of free space available on the computer.
Jon On Jan 9, 2011, at 10:54 AM, AZ wrote: > Hi > > The free space can be fragmented too, Mac OS x doesn't defrag it or optimize > drives > > AZ > > 09.01.2011 18:30, Jon Cohn writes: >> On the boot disk, the Macintosh will de-frag on the fly any file<2MB if it >> has more then 8 fragments. There is an excellent article at >> http://www.osxbook.com/software/hfsdebug/fragmentation.html >> This article discussed 6 month old 10.3 systems and they were 99% fragment >> free. HFS+ also has a method for moving the most used files into a hot >> zone where they can be accessed faster. >> >> Jon >> >> On Jan 8, 2011, at 6:02 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >> >>> I tried to google articles on this and they say that just repairing >>> permitions is fine. I don't in my mind think so as i fh you are using >>> protools let's say and that thign moves around a lot of files and temp >>> files you should be able to defrag your system. >>> >>> Take care. >>> On Jan 8, 2011, at 2:27 PM, AZ wrote: >>> >>>> Hi. >>>> >>>> I'm searching for a program to defragment hard disks. So what can you >>>> suggest? >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> AZ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
