defragmentation is a process that reduces the amount of fragmentation
Questions tagged [defrag]
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How to defrag an ext4 filesystem
I don't want any answer saying that there's no need, please!
user108056
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Is there any disk defragmenting GUI like piriform's Defraggler for Linux?
I'm looking for a tool that can give me a visual representation of my ext4 fragmentation. Something similar to how Defraggler, Puran Defrag, and many others (UltraDefrag being the best) display your disk... (most good UIs display the files in the…
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How can I defrag an NTFS hard drive from Ubuntu?
I state I am asking if it is possible and HOW. I note many forum answers are 'you can't' or 'you don't need to on Linux cause it is perfect and wonderful' - none of these answers will help.
Firstly, the HDD in question is SATA 163 GB and contains…
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Defrag NTFS partition without messing up ext4 partition
A while back when I had Windows and Ubuntu on the same hard drive, I defragged from windows and it messed ubuntu up. Is there a way so that I can defrag it without touching the ext4 partition?
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Defragging the hardrive
After I partition the drive for Ubuntu and Windows, can I use the Windows defrag utility on the Ubuntu partition, or do I defrag each with their own utilities?
I am planning on installing version 12.04 LTS with Win7 Pro 64-bit.
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