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Why do we need to defragment?
Sunday, December 02, 2007

"So, I was curious about, of all things, file systems. ... Windows users know that you need to defrag your hard drive every so often in order to keep your computer running smoothly. In the world of Mac, it is said that you don’t need to defrag. Why is this? So, I decided to look into the different types of file systems and look for an answer. Is the file system Windows uses responsible for the difficulties?"

Yeah, good question. So why do we have to defragment? You'll just have to read the guide on PC Mechanic to find out.

    

 
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