[MacDV] Re: more about the inutility of defragmenting an OS X FS.

[Peter van der Linden]

> Dec 30, 2003, at 7:45 PM, James Asherman wrote:
>
>>> According to Apple, disk de-fragmentation is "probably not required 
>>> if you use MacOS X"  and
>>>     "there is little benefit to defragmenting."
>>
>> If you don't care about speed or organization or performance.

Please allow me to phrase this question in a less contentious way, and 
a way which may yield more light than heat.  After all, it is possible 
that the Apple technical note I referred to is wrong and that I am also 
mistaken.

James - why do you believe that there is a performance improvement to 
defragmenting a disk drive under OS X?  What have you observed or 
measured that leads you to believe this?  I accept that this was useful 
in the days of OS 9, and wonder if you are thinking of that experience? 
  What aspect of performance has improved for you, and by how much, and 
how did you measure it under OS X?

Second, what is an "organization" improvement?  I am not familiar with 
that term.

Thanks,

     Peter