Does Ubuntu need to be defragmented?

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Why is defragmentation unnecessary?

Does the filesystem in ubuntu need to be defragment like the Windows??

score 9 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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No Defragmenation is necessary for Ubuntu. Check out an earlier discussion Why is defragmentation unnecessary?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

Community

answered Apr 03 '11 at 01:02

Chethan S.

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 08 '11 at 04:36

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The simple answer is that you don't need to defrag a Linux box.

edited Apr 08 '11 at 04:36

belacqua

answered Apr 03 '11 at 01:00

Reuben Swartz

Not sure why this got a down-vote.... – belacqua Apr 08 '11 at 04:37
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@jgbelacqua Maybe a windows user? – Reuben Swartz Apr 08 '11 at 11:55
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Most Linux file systems make it less likely for your files to become severely fragmented, but I can attest to the fact that fragmentation does occur. I could notice that with a very large Virtual Box disk, for which I have created many snapshots over the time. – Sep 17 '12 at 13:21
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Also, to be more specific and helpful, e4defrag seems to work OK for ext4 file systems. The assertion that Linux does not need defragmenting seems to keep popping up even though even intuitively one could realize it's patently false. – Sep 17 '12 at 13:38

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