aaron kulkis cmiqlkx91hotpopcom carlos e r wrote begin pgp signed message hash sha1 sunday 20080217 2237 0500 aaron kulkis wrote mss defragger poorly designed code works brute force methodology intelligence nortons defragger much betterit optimizes disk head movements defragging process also allows specify certain file types towards beginning partition optimizing access files pushing towards back blob blocks use files tend likely modified know also used pctools time ago felt could work faster saving larger chunks memory would agree point seem hardcoded use minimal amounts ram block transfer even though nobody right mind going try work defrag question xp admins task really worthwhile mean computer offline several hours heavy disk activity wear compared perhaps small percent slower normal use users dont like waiting around mses pathetically slow os fidget around even due ultrapatheticallyslow disk access yes system _really_ faster unfragmenting test would procedure one third users anoother third run placebo nothing last hird measure users reaction afterward experience admining xp last year indicates users level awareness fragmentationrelated loss responsiveness wed 06 aug 2008 190007 0500 opensuse defragging possible necessary