Re: Defrag for //gs

[brian.hammack@rook.wa.com (Brian Hammack)]

 Rubywand raised the cup and toasted:

   | However, a number of tests indicate that, for 800k diskettes, the
   | best way to defragment files is via file copy under the standard
   | Finder-- i.e. you just copy all of the files to /RAM5 or another

For a floppy, yes, RAM or another disk works great.  However, trying to
get 32 megs of hard drive defragged with 4 megs RAM is kinda tough. :)

   | I've never tried using Beach Comber 32.

It's pretty good.  I use it on my //e's Sider.

   | ProSel. Basically, GS/OS + ProDOS 'knows best' how to arrange
   | files it is going to access.

This is true.  Assuming the system doesn't crash midst doing it, as has
happened when I've copied mega-files from one drive partition to
another for the purpose of doing a Finder-based defragging.  :)

   | hard disk files, the best way to defrag a hard disk partition may
   | be to copy the files under the Finder to, say, an empty Zip Disk
   | partition. Once the HD partition is erased, the files could be

This requires hardware.  :)                             << mush >>

 * 2qwk! 2.04 * 8" disks mean that you really need a new computer.
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