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3. should be: &nbsp;might take awhile to defrag
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3. should be:  might take awhile to defrag

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crystal clear :) thanks<br />
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but why defrag files in the first place?<br />
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any other defraggers?<br />

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crystal clear :) thanks

but why defrag files in the first place?

any other defraggers?


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Thank you much. &nbsp; &nbsp;: )<br />
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&gt;&gt;&gt;but why defrag files in the first place?&lt;&lt;&lt; &nbsp;It just makes things work a little better all around. Badly fraged HD's get noticeably slower and make the whole system sluggish.<br />

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Thank you much.    : )

>>>but why defrag files in the first place?<<<  It just makes things work a little better all around. Badly fraged HD's get noticeably slower and make the whole system sluggish.


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hi!<br />
never really got the fuss about defragmenters, so I think it's a good start to ask some questions.<br />
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what are defragmenters for?<br />
why use them so frequently? (all I know is that they have something to do with files. in what way?)<br />
what would be the performance improvement of the use of such an utility? percentage-wise for a 40 GB HD that has never been defragmented since bought :) would I see an increase in peroformance?<br />
are any other defragmenters around other then what windows comes with? some links would be great.<br />
how about Linux.. never heard anyone mention defragmenters for Linux boxes...?<br />
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maybe I'll have more questions. but this is it for now. thanks.
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hi!
never really got the fuss about defragmenters, so I think it's a good start to ask some questions.

what are defragmenters for?
why use them so frequently? (all I know is that they have something to do with files. in what way?)
what would be the performance improvement of the use of such an utility? percentage-wise for a 40 GB HD that has never been defragmented since bought :) would I see an increase in peroformance?
are any other defragmenters around other then what windows comes with? some links would be great.
how about Linux.. never heard anyone mention defragmenters for Linux boxes...?

maybe I'll have more questions. but this is it for now. thanks.

Defragmenters explained

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.