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Originally Posted by mairving
I rarely if ever defrag my hard drive. Newer drives and newer file systems don't require frequent defrags. Defragging your hard drive on a too frequent basis can shorten the life of your hard drive since defragmenting is very disk intensive.
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mairving, I agree with your statement above and let me add one more point.
On newer drives and file systems, defragging will not significantly improve performance
(speed), but common sense makes me think that a defragged drive will last longer
because there would be significantly less mechanical strain during normal daily use.
I defrag my hard drives about every 6 months.
---pete---