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Ask HN: What algorithms are used to defrag a hard disk as quickly as possible?
I've been trying to find exact details of the algorithms used but can't find them.
- coreyp_1 9y agoCheck this out: http://ultradefrag.sourceforge.net/en/index.html?download http://ultradefrag.sourceforge.net/en/index.html?download Specifically, scroll down to the "PDF Documentation" section, and open that. Then, search for the word "algorithm". They give a high level overview of how they perform the defrag.