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____/ nessuno on Thursday 23 Jun 2011 16:37 : \____
> <Quote>
> Q. I recently bought a netbook with Ubuntu as its operating system and
> would like to know if there is any simple way to defragment the drive.
> The help manual for the system only talks about a complete start-over
> with reinstalling the OS, rather than defragmenting it.
>
> A. Ubuntu Linux uses a different file system â or method of storing
> and organizing data â than other operating systems do. Most Ubuntu
> systems use the ext3 file system, which does not need regular
> defragmentation like a Windows system does.
> </Quote>
>
> http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/q-a-defragmenting-a-linux-system/
>
> New York Times now gives advice on Linux.
It's from 2009 though.
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