Defragging for Ubuntu?

Zovistograt

Zovistograt

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On the instructions for installing Ubuntu on their website, the first two steps are to back up all my files (no problem I guess since I have a portable HD, but annoying anyway) and to defrag my compy. Do I have to? Does defragging rearrange my whole folder system as well? I've never done it before, that's just why I'm asking.
 
If I had to guess I would say it pushed everything together so that when you run the installation wizard you wont write over any stray files when you create a new partition.
 
ETSA said:
If I had to guess I would say it pushed everything together so that when you run the installation wizard you wont write over any stray files when you create a new partition.
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Ok, but addressing my other question...what happens to my files after defragging?
 
While defragging a hard drive puts all the related files near each other and organizes the drive as efficiently as possible, normally moving all the data 'forward' on the drive.
 
ETSA said:
While defragging a hard drive puts all the related files near each other and organizes the drive as efficiently as possible, normally moving all the data 'forward' on the drive.
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he's right and to make data processing a bit faster.
 
You don't need to do any defragging when running something such as Ubuntu. Granted, from what I recall, there are some programs you can get to perform such a task, but when running a Linux distro such as Ubuntu, there really is no need.
 
Heroin said:
defraggin is for windows...
go ext3!
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that is the correct answer, ext3 file system is what they may call "fragmentation proof" file system. Typically you probably won't ever have to defrag a linux box, hell you don't really have to defrag any xp boxes either NTFS 5 is pretty solid when it comes to that. Unless you are thrashing your file system, some users just have that inate ability to thrash their file system.
 
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