Do I need to defragment my Mac HD?
A question I’ve had for as long as I’ve had my Mac is, “Do I ever need to defrag this thing?” Defragging is ingrained in the soul of Windows users, but it has always been a point of contention among Mac (and Linux) users. Mac Talk addresses this perpetual question:
Following my inability to get a straight answer on the question “Do I need to defrag my Mac?” I decided to find out for myself. I did a bit of research and there was certainly two sides to the argument. One argued that OSX automatically defragments files under 20Mb, and since these are 99.9% of the files on your HD, it’s pointless to defrag the rest. The other team argued that programs like iDefrag not only defrag but also optimize the layout of files on the drive.
Do you need to defrag your Mac HD? The answer revealed! - [Mac Talk]
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1 opinion for Do I need to defragment my Mac HD?
jayvee f.
Jun 18, 2007 at 5:01 am
now THIS is useful info. always had that question on the back of my mind. thanks kyle!
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