Does Linux Need Defrag?
Contents Although Linux File Systems Don’t Need Defragmentation as Much or as Often as Their Windows Counterparts, There’s Still a Possibility That...
Although Linux file systems don’t need defragmentation as much or as often as their Windows counterparts, there’s still a possibility that fragmentation may occur. It could happen if the hard drive is too small for the file system to leave enough space between the files.
Does Ubuntu need defragging?
The simple answer is that you don’t need to defrag a Linux box.
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Is Defrag still necessary?
However, with modern computers, defragmentation isn’t the necessity it once was. Windows automatically defragments mechanical drives, and defragmentation isn’t necessary with solid-state drives. Still, it doesn’t hurt to keep your drives operating in the most efficient way possible.
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