good defrag tool?

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in Mac Software edited January 2014
Sorry, but search returned nothing for this item. Can anyone recommend a good defrag tool, and are there any trustworthy free programs that you could recommend?



Thanks,

Rick

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 5
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    Uh oh...
  • Reply 2 of 5
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Heh.



    Shall I wait, or...



    Naw.



    Rick, defragging is done for the vast majority of files (all those <20MB in size) automatically, on the fly, by the filesystem on MacOS X.



    The only time you'll need a defrag tool is if you have *very* specialized and tight constraints on your data access, such as real-time HD video editing. Otherwise, it's really just a waste of your money on the Mac.



    One more thing you don't have to worry about.
  • Reply 3 of 5
    rick12322rick12322 Posts: 31member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Kickaha

    Heh.



    Shall I wait, or...



    Naw.



    Rick, defragging is done for the vast majority of files (all those <20MB in size) automatically, on the fly, by the filesystem on MacOS X.



    The only time you'll need a defrag tool is if you have *very* specialized and tight constraints on your data access, such as real-time HD video editing. Otherwise, it's really just a waste of your money on the Mac.



    One more thing you don't have to worry about.




    Awesome!



    Rick
  • Reply 4 of 5
    newnew Posts: 3,244member
    in other news.. err... problems, tinkertools can be quite useful.
  • Reply 5 of 5
    Quote:

    Originally posted by New

    in other news.. err... problems, tinkertools can be quite useful.



    Thanks, I'm not haviing any problems, I do a lot of digital audio work, and just wanted to avoid any potential problems. I'll make a note of tinkertools.



    Rick
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