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kirantella

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    defragment
    « on: October 14, 2009, 11:53:41 PM »
    will the defragmentation remove any useful files?
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    Carbon Dudeoxide

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    Re: defragment
    « Reply #1 on: October 15, 2009, 12:22:45 AM »
    Nope. Perfectly safe - and recommend.
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    Re: defragment
    « Reply #2 on: October 15, 2009, 05:38:54 AM »
    Defragmenting does not REmove files, it simply MOVES them so they occupy contiguous space on the hd and can be read more quickly by the OS.
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