Using fsck. To see fragmentation on a Unix system, you would generally use a command such as fsck that reports the percentage of fragmentation on the file system.

Defragmenting consolidates fragmented files, allowing for faster access and overall system efficiency. The Windows Disk Defragmenter used too much memory and CPU resources till before Windows Vista.

First, you need to understand one fact. When you use Windows Explorer, File Manager, or Finder — it's just the tip of the iceberg. Most people don't ...

Given the title of this article some might think, “Oh, yeah, file fragmentation. Been there, done that, got that all covered.” But with the ever-changing state of computing environments today, it is ...

How important is system reliability? So important that entire industries have sprung up over the years to insure it. RAID systems are installed so that if one disk in a system fails, the data still ...

For those of you unfamiliar with the problem of file fragmentation, a quick—and quite simplified—primer is in order. Files are stored on a hard drive in blocks of data.

Diskeeper plans to introduce a file system filter driver later this year that will eliminate most file fragmentation before it actually occurs, company executives said Friday. The company's plans ...