I have used Tech Tools Pro Version 4.0 for defragging without any problems. Ian T. On 08/01/2005, at 2:03 AM, macdv-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote: > Message: 10 > Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 10:31:59 -0500 > From: James Asherman <jimash at optonline.net> > Subject: Re: [MacDV] Toast/copying DVD-R > To: "A place to discuss digital video on Macintosh." > <macdv at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> > Message-ID: <4532C3A0-60C1-11D9-AB0C-0003933EDC98 at optonline.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > > On Friday, January 7, 2005, at 10:10 AM, KS wrote: > >> Jim, >> >> What's your opinion of Tech Tool for degragging. I haven't defragged >> since OS9 since I've read mixed reviews of whether or not to do this >> procedure --- especially with OSX Panther. Your thoughts, please. >> >> > > I haven''t used TechTool for this. It seems a good choice. > I don't know whether there is any extra inherent danger of doing it > with Panther, > but if you deal with large files like video captures and DVD > conversions, > contiguous free space is critical, regardless of what you may hear. > Jim > >