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From: anson@spray.CalComp.COM (Ed Anson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: question about disk compaction
Keywords: disk compaction
Message-ID: <2303@spray.CalComp.COM>
Date: 23 May 88 13:59:27 GMT
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In article <32435@linus.UUCP> brando@linus.UUCP (Thomas J. Brando) writes:
>Two questions:  (1) will compacting my hard disk do me any good, and
>(2) how can I do it?
>
>(1) The 20MB hard disk in my SE has been fairly full for a number of
>	 months, lots of stuff has been trashed, and lots of other stuff
>	 has been added.  I'm noticing that applications seem to run
>	 more slowly [Not that they were fast to begin with :-)], and I
>	 naturally attributed that to disk fragmentation.  My brother had
>	 a similar experience with his AT, got a program that compacted
>	 his disk space, and realized a very noticeable speedup.  Am I
>	 off course here, or what?  People that I've asked about this
>	 problem have said they weren't sure that compacting my disk
>	 would do me any good.

Yes, it is about time you compact your disk.

I use DiskExpress from ALSoft. It verifies the health of your disk, and
then de-fragments all your files. It also has the option to move all
system and application files to the front, in an attempt to reduce future
fragmentation. That seems to work pretty well.

BTW: The whole process requires about 2 hours on a 20MB disk. A full
backup is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED before beginning, since any interruption of
the process will leave your disk unreadable.

DiskExpress is available through MacConnection for $26. Call today, you'll
have it tomorrow.

Disclaimer: I have no financial interest in either ALSoft or MacConnection.
I only wish I did :-)

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are my own. But they seem to be
shared by most people.
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   Ed Anson,    Calcomp Display Products Division,    Hudson NH 03051
   (603) 885-8712,      anson@elrond.CalComp.COM