[WinMac] RE: Defragment or not

From: Dan Schwartz (Expresso[at]snip.net)
Date: Thu May 03 2001 - 10:31:29 PDT

  • Next message: Brian Durant: "[WinMac] Strange disk errata."

            Hi, Harold!

            I'm on DIGEST, so please CC responses to me.

            Fragmentation can - and will - decrease performance when it's on a volume with
    data. I don't think you got accurate info about unix file fragmentation
    improving performance...

            Cheers!
            Dan

    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: Donovan, Harold [mailto:donovan.harold@nbpub.com]
    >Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 12:03 PM
    >Subject: RE: Defragment or not
    >
    >
    >Sorry, It's a Quadra 950 running A/UX. I know it's an old machine, but it
    >definetly is slower than a year ago.
    >
    >> -----Original Message-----
    >> From: Dan Schwartz [SMTP:Expresso@snip.net]
    >> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 12:37 PM
    >> Subject: RE: Defragment or not
    >>
    >>
    >> I'm a bit puzzled: Is it a Quadra 950 running A/UX; or is it a
    >> PowerPC running
    >> AIX?
    >>
    >> Cheers!
    >> Dan
    >>
    >> >-----Original Message-----
    >> >From: Donovan, Harold [mailto:donovan.harold@nbpub.com]
    >> >Subject: Defragment or not
    >> >
    >> >
    >> >I recently ran into a server (Q9500/300) which is running AUX for an
    >> >operating system. It originally ran fine, but now it is slowing down. I
    >> >know that on my Appleshare and NT servers, we have to run defrag programs
    >> to
    >> >speed up throughput, however, on our Unix boxes, the more fragmented the
    >> >better. What is the situation with AUX? Granted, the files are now
    >> largger
    >> >than when the system was originally installed (high resolution prepress).
    >> >
    >

    *** Windows-MacintoshOS Cooperation List ***
    FAQ: http://www.darryl.com/winmacfaq/
    Archive: http://www.darryl.com/winmac/

    To unsubscribe, send mail to winmac-unsubscribe@iffy.com



    This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Thu May 03 2001 - 10:34:19 PDT