While it’s true that uninterrupted file access is important no matter the work being done, it’s especially important when it comes to music editing. A large part of the creative process that goes into ...

You may know that file fragmentation affects performance of a computer system. But did you know how much and how closely it affects every user on a system? Standard fare operations such as word ...

I've known that I needed to defrag for a while, but I didn't know how badly. I'm about to defrag, and I hit analyze. This is what came up:<P>View image: http://www ...

iDefrag is a small utility with the single purpose of running drive defragmentation and optimization. It does this job quite well, and has become a reputable and complete option for people wanting to ...

I tried doing a search, but that was waste of time. Just basic "should I defrag" and "when should I defrag" questions. Situation; Larger video files (500mb to 2GB) in a non O/S partition that were ...

When it come to disk fragmentation, a small amount of proactive maintenance can have a big impact on help desk call volumes. Help desk systems aren’t the only way to reduce the support workload. Staff ...

In today's fast-paced environment, the chances are good that you're constantly multitasking. As you read this article, you could be responding to emails, working on a Word document, updating an Excel ...

Defragmentation and disk optimization in Mac OS X collectively represent an issue nearly as contentious as the debate over repairing disk permissions -- one camp argues that utilties purportedly ...

For decades, desktop and laptop owners have been told to defragment their hard drives to get the best performance, especially on Windows-based PCs. Defragging reorganizes the drive so the operating ...

Researchers have released a paper detailing a way to conceal data from the prying eyes of law enforcement officials by exploiting disk fragmentation on a clustered file system, thereby hiding it in ...