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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.misc |
| Subject | Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping |
| Date | 19 Jan 2025 21:00:21 GMT |
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On 2025-01-19, Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> wrote: > > And Thank You to both of you. > >>>> Do Mac hard drives need to be defragmented? >>>> macOS does not include a built-in defragmentation tool >>>> because it is deemed unnecessary. macOS is designed to >>>> handle file fragmentation automatically, especially for >>>> small files. Using an external defragmentation tool on >>>> a Mac is not recommended. >>>> <https://www.crucial.com/articles/mac-users/how-to-defragment-a-mac That's correct. Since HFS+, Apple's Mac-native file systems automatically defragment themselves, and using third-party defragmentation utilities isn't recommended. Lots of detail here about it, for anyone interested: <https://blog.delx.au/2008/11/hfs-auto-defragmentation-of-files-under-mac-os-x/> -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-15 23:10 -0800
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-01-16 19:16 +0000
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-16 13:44 -0800
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-01-17 00:49 +0000
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-17 13:13 -0800
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-01-18 10:33 +1300
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-17 13:45 -0800
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-01-18 13:33 +1300
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-19 12:24 -0800
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-01-19 21:00 +0000
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-21 17:10 -0800
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-01-18 19:11 +0000
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-19 12:26 -0800
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Doc O'Leary , <droleary.usenet@2023.impossiblystupid.com> - 2025-01-17 15:29 +0000
Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-17 13:55 -0800
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