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Klaus Bonadt
Is it worthwile and meaningful to defrag a raid-0 system holding three IDE
drives?
Thanks and regards,
Klaus
drives?
Thanks and regards,
Klaus
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Greg Hayes/Raxco Software
Klaus,
As it is the file system that is fragmenting - regardless of disk technology
being used - it is worthwile and meaningful to defrag.
- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System
Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.
Want to email me? Delete ntloader.
As it is the file system that is fragmenting - regardless of disk technology
being used - it is worthwile and meaningful to defrag.
- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System
Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.
Want to email me? Delete ntloader.
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Rocket J. Squirrel
Thanks for explaining that, Greg. Is there any difference in principle
between defragging a RAID setup and a single hard disk? And is special
software needed to defrag a RAID setup, or will 'standard' defragging
software do the job?
Rocky
between defragging a RAID setup and a single hard disk? And is special
software needed to defrag a RAID setup, or will 'standard' defragging
software do the job?
Rocky
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Greg Hayes/Raxco Software
Rocky,
All defragmentation is accomplished via Microsoft's defrag APIs. In
essense, no defragmenter "moves" files around - it is the file system itself
that performs all file "moves" when defragmenting.
No special software is needed - you can even attempt it using the built-in
defragmenter. No difference between defragmenting a RAIDx volume and a
single hard drive volume. The file system fragments equally well on both
- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System
Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.
Want to email me? Delete ntloader.
All defragmentation is accomplished via Microsoft's defrag APIs. In
essense, no defragmenter "moves" files around - it is the file system itself
that performs all file "moves" when defragmenting.
No special software is needed - you can even attempt it using the built-in
defragmenter. No difference between defragmenting a RAIDx volume and a
single hard drive volume. The file system fragments equally well on both
- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System
Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.
Want to email me? Delete ntloader.