clipka schrieb:
> 
> 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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