Thread: Is there a Defrag type utility for OS X?
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Old 06-17-2008, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by zimbu1234 View Post
Is one needed? Does OS X handle disk space management better than Windows? My initial thought would be that a hard drive is a hard drive and its not something that the OS can manage, but you never know.
Although this link isn't working at the moment, Apple's official stance on defragmentation is that it's largely unneccessary, providing that your volume isn't full or nearly full. Otherwise, OS X takes care of defragmentation on-the-fly.

If you feel the need to defragment anyway, check out iDefrag.
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