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1. It's not hard to implement such file allocation strategy. If it was superior, other OS'es would have adopted it long ago. 2. Scattering files all over the p
by cabirum 14y ago
1. It's not hard to implement such file allocation strategy. If it was superior, other OS'es would have adopted it long ago.
2. Scattering files all over the partition makes the longest seek times. This is actually the most inefficient solution for linux with its apps and sources (usually) consisting of thousands small files.
3. Windows does not need to be defragmented manually as it defragments itself when PC is not in use.
- bnegreve 14y ago> 2. Scattering files all over the partition makes the longest seek times. Yes but it isn't guaranteed that there will be less fragmentation on a windows file system. It depends on when was the last defrag, on the way file are created, and your disk occupation. Also, when you scatter files on different disks it can be more efficient because you can read several cluster simultaneously. But I guess Windows does this as well.