Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Resizing Linux

Yes. Having less of a problem than FAT does not mean that it is not a
concern. Because I am less fat than my father does not mean that I don't
have a problem with weight.

Roy

Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 15 January 2011 06:36, Paul <pfrederick1@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com <LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "dbneeley" <dbneeley@...> wrote:
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> > --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com <LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Paul" <pfrederick1@> wrote:
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> > > I heard that NTFS did not need to be defragmented like vfat did, and
> the only reason Microsoft still ships defrag is because people ask for it,
> not because you actually need it.
> >
> > You heard wrong.
> >
> > David
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> Apparently I am not the only one. This was exactly what I heard from about
> the same time frame too:
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> "The superior disk management capabilities of NTFS mean that fragmentation
> is reduced compared to FAT. Unfortunately, this led to a popular myth--that
> NTFS volumes have no fragmentation, and therefore never need
> defragmentation. Microsoft unwittingly exacerbated this problem by not
> providing any utility to defragment NTFS partitions in Windows NT, implying
> that defragmentation was unnecessary."
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> From:
> http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/ntfs/relFrag-c.html
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> Technically it is TRUE in my case being as I've NEVER defragmented an NTFS
> partition in my life and I have not suffered in any way. But then again I
> don't do Windows and that might have something to do with it ...
>
> Shame Microsoft still has a negative impact on my life anyways though.
> Thanks Dave.
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