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Article #27535streamlining a fragmented HD
From: Michael J. Schmelzer
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1988 02:07
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1988 02:07
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My 20 Meg HD sounds like it's thrashing around a lot on startup and such. Since my disk is pretty full, I suspect that several files like my startupScreen and some INITs are fragmented. In fact, I think that much of my HD is fragmented. Has anyone encountered/dealt with this problem? I'm aware of a product called DiskExpress that supposedly "de-fragments" your disk and makes all the files contiguous. But I'd rather not shell out $$$ for something that I can probably do myself with some elbow grease (and patience.) Before I take the big step and "reconstuct" my disk, I'd like to know 1) If I'm wasting my time: It wouldn't work anyway. 2) Any tips about how best to go about it. 3) How big a job it really is (if you've done it) and finally, 4) Anything I missed. Thanks a lot!!!
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!umd5!purdue!gatech!udel!princeton!phoenix!mjschmel From: mjschmel@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Michael J. Schmelzer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: streamlining a fragmented HD Message-ID: <2685@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> Date: 27 Apr 88 02:07:36 GMT Organization: Princeton University, NJ Lines: 20 Keywords: hard disk fragmentation