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Date:      Fri, 21 Jan 2000 05:40:15 -0500
From:      Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net>
To:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
Cc:        "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: defrag
Message-ID:  <3888378F.67F49359@twave.net>
References:  <38883389.8EC9B9A3@twave.net> <20000121025256.Q14030@fw.wintelcom.net>

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Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> 
> * Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net> [000121 02:46] wrote:
> > Is there a way to defrag a hard drive under FreeBSD?
> 
> Yes, backup and restore, however...
> 
> There's very little reason why you would need to, FFS defrags
> itself as it goes, it has a nifty trick where it will relocate
> small chunks at the end of files to larger open spaces where
> they can grow, if it detects them as growing.
> 
> There are some degenerate cases for FFS, I would search the hackers
> or 'fs' FreeBSD mailing lists for examples.
> 
> -Alfred

Thank you for the reply. I don't seem to be having a
problem, was just curious.

-- 
Walter

in·tel·lec·tu·al (ntl-kch-l) 
n.	Someone who has been educated past his/her level of
intelligence.


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