By what TT and DW call optimization, they are referring to defragging, and I can personally vouch that after a year of no optimization, trashing a gig of sound files took 20 minutes. After optimization, one minute. I don't know about benchmarks, but as far as I'm concerned, that kind of time savings is useful. And in I don't know many uses of defrag procedures, I've never corrupted data. This procedure also markedly improves FCP responsiveness and stops frame drops and other artifacts from wrecking a render, let alone an MP3 burn.
Run on 11/8/02 4:44 PM, Terry Graham at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 4:15 PM -0800 11/8/02, Obi-Wan wrote: > >> Are you guys talking about defragging? Or Optimizing. There is a >> difference. I *never* optimize my machines and rarely defrag them. There >> is definitely a potential for catastrophe when you pick up and rearrange all >> the data on a drive. And I bet that if you benchmark a drive and then >> optimize it with Norton...then benchmark it again it will be the same. I >> know it for a fact...since I have tried that test myself. > > Whoops! > > I've been rattling on about "optimizing" and I use TT Pro 3 > (booting from CD) to "optimize" every time I have little malfunctions > and every time - sometimes including a DT rebuild - my troubles cease > and certain function speeds increase but barely perceptibly - or so > it seems?? > > And you are saying I shouldn't optimize at all when the Optimization > graph shows a percentage of Fragmentation and after two passes takes > that "fragmentation" down to zero?? > > That's why I've been calling Optimizing, "defragmenting" because it appears > in TT to be the primary function and end result of "optimization"? > > TT > > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
