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clipka schrieb:
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> Question is, what is the most efficient distribution of empty space
> after a defrag? One huge consecutive chunk?
>
> Actually, that's rarely the case. This is only good for drives
> containing a huge collection of immutable files, like some archive. As
> soon as you expect the contents of the files to change, it will actuall
> be more efficient to have some free space after each file, to allow for
> it to grow without fragmenting /again/.
... furthermore, Windows' defrag apparently /does/ move files, but it
tries to arrange them in different sections, probably related to how
they are actually used/modified, or how large they are. Something along
those lines.
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