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October 19th, 2002, 07:07 PM
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| Defrag in OS X? How do I defrag my hard disk? Is there a way other than initialization? Im running OS X.2 (jaguar).  |
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#2
October 19th, 2002, 07:47 PM
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| Re: Defrag in OS X? Quote:
OS X....unix based....efficient filing system...doesn't need it..... um....right guys? 
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#3
October 19th, 2002, 07:47 PM
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| Personally, I think if you do a lot of disk shuffling, optimizing is a good idea. But for the average Joe, it's probably overkill. Oh well. If you want... Drive 10 and TechTool Pro 3 both optimize. Both are sold by Micromat
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#4
October 20th, 2002, 12:47 AM
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| Agreed with the efficient filing system to a certain extent. If you are using the Mac for music or video applications and move data all over the place alot, some form of defrag would be good. For me, I use the good old copy, erase method. I have had bad things happening to my drives with defragmentation software. Nothing beats cleaning up the platters the good old formatting way. This is why I love Mac. Tell a PC dude to got format his hard disk and most likely he will give you the finger.
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#5
October 20th, 2002, 07:29 PM
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| UFS disks don't need to be defragmented. HFS+ disks may need it, depending on what you run, how much RAM you have, and how much free disk space you have. The safest defragging tools is still good old PlusOptimizer from Alsoft, which comes on the DiskWarrior CD. The reason it's the best? It can handle power surges, power loss or crashes during optimization. If any of these things happen while you are defragging with TechTool Pro, Drive 10, or Norton Speed Disk, you will suffer severe disk damage.
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October 20th, 2002, 09:48 PM
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| Somebody told me there was some sort of file size limit to UFS formatted drives (like 4 GB). Is this true or was that person just blowing hot air? |
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October 21st, 2002, 05:24 PM
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| Yeah, pretty much any file system will have a maximum file size. 4GB sounds reasonable enough...
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#8
October 21st, 2002, 05:41 PM
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| That sucks. Many DV files are bigger than 4GB. |
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