Do Ubuntu user really need to defrag their hard disk like Windows users do?
Answer: No. Linux filesystems like Ext3 have their own unique ways to keep fragmentation level at minimum. Hence, hard disk is not a major factor contributing to the decrease of performance in a Linux system like Ubuntu. This is also a reason why you will see it’s rare for a defragging software to come up with a Linux distribution.
Source : OneAndOneIs2
February 4th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Yup. Linux does not need defragmenter. The ext3 file system can handles it defragment files by its own.
June 1st, 2008 at 8:05 pm
thanks for sharing this. now i know.