Is defraging necessary?
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From: Brian V on 15 May 2010 02:34 What about defragmentation with a RAID system? Doesn't this system eliminate file defragmentation? I am under the impression that it is two copies of everything (one on each drive), it is a faster (and ??more stable system??) and more reliable system? Those new HDD's that are flash drives, SSD I think, they don't need defragmentation I saw in some tutorials. Since they are flash based, if I defragment my flash memory cards or my memory sticks, is this a bad idea? Thank you. "Leythos" wrote: > In article <4BEDCFD7.EE17E555(a)discussions.microsoft.com>, > LDS5ZRA(a)discussions.microsoft.com says... > > There is no evidence that defragging speeds up your system in any > > shape or form. No something you will notice it when using your > > system everyday. > > > > There is plenty of evidence that file defrag improves drive system > performance, only a person with limited experience would suggest > otherwise. > > > -- > You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little > voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. > Trust yourself. > spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address) > . >
From: Leythos on 15 May 2010 06:30 In article <656B2B60-B186-4BF8-88F4-36451A9A6011(a)microsoft.com>, BrianV(a)discussions.microsoft.com says... > > What about defragmentation with a RAID system? Doesn't this system eliminate > file defragmentation? I am under the impression that it is two copies of > everything (one on each drive), it is a faster (and ??more stable system??) > and more reliable system? File Fragmentation is the same on a RAID or non-RAID volume. > Those new HDD's that are flash drives, SSD I think, they don't need > defragmentation I saw in some tutorials. Since they are flash based, if I > defragment my flash memory cards or my memory sticks, is this a bad idea? It would depend on the Flash drive/disk, if it has some means, other than what the OS uses, to control file fragments. Consider how and why FILE fragmentation is created. -- You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. Trust yourself. spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
From: Alias on 15 May 2010 07:34 On 05/15/2010 03:43 AM, Leythos wrote: > In article<4BEDCFD7.EE17E555(a)discussions.microsoft.com>, > LDS5ZRA(a)discussions.microsoft.com says... >> There is no evidence that defragging speeds up your system in any >> shape or form. No something you will notice it when using your >> system everyday. >> > > There is plenty of evidence that file defrag improves drive system > performance, only a person with limited experience would suggest > otherwise. > > My goodness, I agree with Leythos. What's the world coming to? -- Alias
From: Leythos on 15 May 2010 10:48 In article <hsm0s8$lkp$10(a)news.eternal-september.org>, aka(a)hewhoismasked&anonymous.com says... > > On 05/15/2010 03:43 AM, Leythos wrote: > > In article<4BEDCFD7.EE17E555(a)discussions.microsoft.com>, > > LDS5ZRA(a)discussions.microsoft.com says... > >> There is no evidence that defragging speeds up your system in any > >> shape or form. No something you will notice it when using your > >> system everyday. > >> > > > > There is plenty of evidence that file defrag improves drive system > > performance, only a person with limited experience would suggest > > otherwise. > > > > > > My goodness, I agree with Leythos. What's the world coming to? Well, that will certainly harm my credibility, having you agree with something I've written. -- You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. Trust yourself. spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
From: Ken Blake, MVP on 15 May 2010 11:11
On Fri, 14 May 2010 23:34:02 -0700, Brian V <BrianV(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > What about defragmentation with a RAID system? Doesn't this system eliminate > file defragmentation? No. > I am under the impression that it is two copies of everything (one on each drive), That's only *one* type of RAID, RAID 0. > it is a faster (and ??more stable system??) > and more reliable system? In theory, yes. In practice, hardly ever. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |