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DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:46 pm

Defrag my hard drive?On my powerbook?and my macbookpro?

DJChrisPaul · Post by **DJChrisPaul** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:26 pm

allsoft Disk Warrior.

shaneblyth · Post by **shaneblyth** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:30 pm

DJ VAKIS wrote:Defrag my hard drive?On my powerbook?and my macbookpro?

why do you want to do this?
Are you a PC user thats bought a Mac becuase Macs have a different file system that doesnt need defragging it does it itself. It can be done but if you are wanting to do it just because thats what you are use to on a PC forget it. It wont speed things up at all

frankie123 · Post by **frankie123** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:45 pm

DJChrisPaul wrote:allsoft Disk Warrior.

Yup. Disk Warrior is the way to go. Takes a couple of hours to defrag my hard drive, but improves performance significantly.

do_om · Post by **do_om** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:21 pm

Techtool Pro, recommended by Apple.

frankie123 · Post by **frankie123** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:24 pm

do_om wrote:Techtool Pro, recommended by Apple.

Ah nice, didn't know this one.

evoid · Post by **evoid** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:55 pm

in fact, i read somewhere that apple doesn't recommend defrag, because the system optimisation that happens everytime you install a application does the trick, plus the file system.. i'm no system freak anyway.. could be wrong

frankie123 · Post by **frankie123** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:07 pm

evoid wrote:in fact, i read somewhere that apple doesn't recommend defrag, because the system optimisation that happens everytime you install a application does the trick, plus the file system.. i'm no system freak anyway.. could be wrong

Apple might say that, but when I defrag my machintosh hd, my computer runs a lot faster.

funkyfat · Post by **funkyfat** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:41 pm

Hi, there's also "Disk Genius". Which one is better, I don't
know. I use Disk Genius and I'm happy with it.

http://www.myspace.com/funkyfat

mg75 · Post by **mg75** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:53 am

funkyfat wrote:Hi, there's also "Disk Genius". Which one is better, I don't
know. I use Disk Genius and I'm happy with it.

http://www.myspace.com/funkyfat

Disk Warrior does not defrag the disk. It just repairs the directory.
Drive Genius will defrag your disk. Techtool Delux should as well.

All of these programs DO NOT work on the Intel Macs as of yet.

frankie123 · Post by **frankie123** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:15 am

mg75 wrote:
Disk Warrior does not defrag the disk. It just repairs the directory.
Drive Genius will defrag your disk. Techtool Delux should as well.

All of these programs DO NOT work on the Intel Macs as of yet.

Wrong. http://www.micromat.com/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=85

mike holiday · Post by **mike holiday** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:18 am

just make sure to repair permissions regularly with disk utility

lowmax · Post by **lowmax** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:13 am

mike holiday wrote:just make sure to repair permissions regularly with disk utility

Exactly, i truly believe that most other options are placebos.

frankie123 · Post by **frankie123** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:10 pm

lowmax wrote:
mike holiday wrote:just make sure to repair permissions regularly with disk utility
Exactly, i truly believe that most other options are placebos.

defragging is not a placebo. It makes your computer run faster if you do it on the monthly.

sans soleil · Post by **sans soleil** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:56 pm

i use onyx, which is free and works on intel macs:

http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/download.html

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