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Thread ID: 64474 2005-12-16 03:45:00 How often do you defrag Mirddes (10) Press F1
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413081 2005-12-16 03:45:00 How Often? Mirddes (10)
413082 2005-12-16 04:29:00 about once every 6 months or so (fat32). partitioning really does cut down the need to defrag so much. tweak'e (69)
413083 2005-12-16 05:02:00 About once every 8 - 12 months or so. Or when I have move/removed a lot of large files.

I am using NTFS file system.
stu161204 (123)
413084 2005-12-16 05:30:00 When it needs it. Metla (12)
413085 2005-12-16 05:57:00 large (i.e. movie) files are the only problem with NTFS. gibler (49)
413086 2005-12-16 06:29:00 When in Windows, when it needs it.. about once a year Myth (110)
413087 2005-12-16 09:29:00 Never

File System: ext3
Jen (38)
413088 2005-12-16 09:36:00 usually fortnightly or monthly, depending on whether ive been accessing my hdd heavily or not bob_doe_nz (92)
413089 2005-12-16 09:41:00 Never, unless I'm going to partition a drive with existing data.
File systems: ntfs and ext3
Rob99 (151)
413090 2005-12-16 12:53:00 Once a week, got an automatic defragmenter running in the background, does a neat job. otter (8288)
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