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Defraggler for those large files

  Date: Dec 18    Category: Unix / Linux / Ubuntu    Views: 2643
  

For Windows users that have found the regular Defrag won't defragment
large files (ie, linux iso's you've downloaded), I've found a free
small program that lets you do them individually. I also use their
CCleaner program because it's better than 2 other 'cleaner' programs
I've paid for and this one is free also.

They work with vista too, but won't defrag the pagefile for Windows.
I usually use Defraggler first (sometimes a few times) and then
regular Windows Defrag to compress the whole volume a bit.http://www.defraggler.com/

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9 Answers Found

 
Answer #1    Answered On: Dec 18    

I use JKDefrag athttp://www.emro.nl/freeware/, it alows you to defrag
everything.

 
Answer #2    Answered On: Dec 18    

Looking at my Linux machine..... What is this "defrag" concept you speak
of?

 
Answer #3    Answered On: Dec 18    

Ccleaner is not a defrag tool, its just removes cookies, temp files and
web pages etc. I use Auslogics free defrag tool that is the easiest
and the most thorough. So much better than the window one.http://www.auslogics.com/en/softwaretom wrote:

For Windows users that have found the regular Defrag won't defragment
large files (ie, linux iso's you've downloaded), I've found a free
small program that lets you do them individually. I also use their
CCleaner program because it's better than 2 other 'cleaner' programs
I've paid for and this one is free also.

They work with vista too, but won't defrag the pagefile for Windows.
I usually use Defraggler first (sometimes a few times) and then
regular Windows Defrag to compress the whole volume a bit.

http://www.defraggler.com/http://www.defraggler.com/

 
Answer #4    Answered On: Dec 18    

is there any linux based, supported by Puppy RAM or ubunto Live CD,
defragmenter?

 
Answer #5    Answered On: Dec 18    

Not that I know of, only because Linux never needs to be defragged as
far as I know. That was the reason for my joke a few days ago asking
what a defragger was.

 
Answer #6    Answered On: Dec 18    

Windows tries to cram-jam everything into as small a space as possible
right from installation. Result? Fragmentation.
Linux gives programs and files breathing space, and automatically
moves them if necessary to give them room (using swap) Result? Disk
needs to be like 99% full before fagging even starts.

 
Answer #7    Answered On: Dec 18    

You don't need a defragger for Linux whether Puppy or Ubuntu. There are few
tools for this purpose because it is not a problem.

Windows ntfs and fat32 file systems are rather old. Neither is journaled and
both write files to disk in a way that does not leave room for them to grow.
This causes the disk to fragment when you change files because other files are
added next to the old ones with no space. In contrast, ext3 and Reiserfs are
newer. Both are journaled and both leave space for the file to grow. As changes
are made to the file it fills up the space between files. Then the OS moves the
files as they are no longer being used quietly in the background. This prevents
most defragmentation. As a disk fills to capacity some fragmentation can occur,
but it is not a good idea to do this in any OS. This is not to say that Linux is
immune to fragmentation, but it is such a small problem that like with viruses
and trojans that most users do not worry about it. Trying to defragment a Linux
drive is not worth the effort.

See:geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/.../why_doesn_t_linux_need_def\
ragmentingRead the secion on defrgmenting here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext3Wikipedia gives a good explanation between the different file systems.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_system_comparisonIBM explains journaled file systems this way:www.ibm.com/.../index.h\
tml

 
Answer #8    Answered On: Dec 18    

The ISO's dont't -need- defragging, unless you've been too lazy to
defrag your Windows like, ever, and you should also consider getting
rid of some files & games you haven't touched since '04.

 
Answer #9    Answered On: Dec 18    

If you plan on *storing* the iso's on your hdd, then there's a need to
defrag them, since Windows won't. Downloading both directly and
torrents always shows that it didn't Defrag certain files, always ones
that are large, like CD/DVD iso's.

I just got rid of some games on floppies I had since '94, but always
defrag regularly.

 
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