Mac Os X Defrag?

[Nick F]

I have been reading all over the net that you don't need to defrag a mac due to the file system, is this true?

[muddyfox470]

I would presume so, as it catalogues everything on the harddrive like a great big filing system, hence the quick search.

However you can always 'repair file permissions' and taht can help solve a few minor problems.

Ian

[Nick F]

Cheers mate

[Stoo]

The joys of a proper file system

The general rule of thumb is that every time you install a new app/update is to do a permissions repair, but it's more a preventative measure more than anything else..

[Nick F]

The joys of a proper file system

The general rule of thumb is that every time you install a new app/update is to do a permissions repair, but it's more a preventative measure more than anything else..

Cheers mate, will do

[Lowe]

Discwarrior - pretty useful util for tidying up the file system should it need it.

[peterb]

Apparantly there is a utility called OnyX available on the Apple site. You may find this useful too http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25668

[evildoc614]

Onyx works awesome, its what i use. It allows you repair premisions and general clean up stuff.

[Mike Fishcake]

Discwarrior - pretty useful util for tidying up the file system should it need it.

Funnily enough I used that yesterday, and it's sped up my mini quite a bit.