[X4U] Defrag utility for Tiger

[Wayne Wilkin]

So if some users find defragin un necessary then how do you explain the mac os inability to keep with the 15% rule. Which states that in order for directory to be successfully rebuilt that the directory should have at least 15% of  the hard drive space continous free space. How many times have I gotten an error in diskwarrior stating that a fail safe rebuilding of the directory is not guaranteed because the drive is to framented. Which means to me that if the OS is doing it's job of defragin itself then this should not be a problem.


On Monday, May 16, 2005, at 02:26PM, Rod Duncan <roduncan at telus.net> wrote:

>>>  > premier defragmentation utility for OS X:
>>>
>>>The real question is do you need to bother with defragmentation? 
>>>IMO, no. You might want to simply wipe a format you use for video, 
>>>as in the original post, from time to time, but other than that, it 
>>>will
>>>give you only a tiny performance gain.
>>>
>>>Kirk
>>
>>you're right, "defragging" is risky and a complete waste of time. 
>>get a bigger drive and move on to important stuff. randy falls for a 
>>lot of the marketing hype and often times suggests (googled) 
>>"solutions" that are not only a waste of time, but sometimes 
>>dangerous (read: anything and everything norton). he'll soon chime 
>>in with advice to "visit my web page" and/or "my associates at tech 
>>tool beg to differ"....and on and on...
>>
>>don
>>
>>don montalvo, nyc
>
>Hey man...
>
>What's with the unwarranted attack on Randy? I have found his 
>suggestions on many and most issues to be invaluable. If you don't 
>agree. Fine. But attacking him leaves you with no credibility. And 
>that probably isn't fair to you, either.
>
>"We wear the cloak we weave."
>
>Hey, that's not bad. Is that plagiarized or did I just get original? 
><grin> Remember, there are only 12 plot lines out there.
>
>Seriously, please be cool Don.
>
>Rod
>
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