Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 22:36:09 +0000 (GMT) From: Kris Kirby <kris@catonic.net> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>, FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 0.9 % frag Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0209012228300.48765-100000@spaz.catonic.net> In-Reply-To: <20020902002730.P27353-100000@hades>
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On Mon, 2 Sep 2002, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> > Should I be concerned about 0.9% fragmentation? Can fsck make it lower?
> Short answer: no, and no.
>
> For a longer answer, you have to understand a bit the way FreeBSD
> splits the disk in blocks and 'fragments', and the way those are
> allocated to data. This is not the same "fragmentation" you might
> have heard of when learning about tools like DOS's defrag utility.
<salesman>
YES, THAT'S RIGHT! For the first time in your life YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT
DISK FRAGMENTATION.
</salesman>
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