OS 10.2 - Which Defrag app should I use??

huffstar · huffstar #1 (**permalink**)

10-23-2005, 04:41 PM

So I'm wondering if Mac janitor is the way to go for a defragmenter?? Is this the standard that everyone uses?? I had it before but I can't remember where I got it from (probably Version Tracker), but I"m also wondering if there is something better??

schweb · schweb #2 (**permalink**)

10-23-2005, 04:53 PM

There is no need for a defrag program on OSX.

And for what it's worth, MacJanitor does not defrag it runs the cron jobs if you don't leave your computer all the time.

I think MacJanitor is a good program but I personally use Cocktail. Both of those and others that do similar things can be found at http://www.macupdate.com.

Avalon · Avalon #3 (**permalink**)

10-23-2005, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schweb

...And for what it's worth, MacJanitor does not defrag it runs the cron jobs if you don't leave your computer all the time...

Good you pointed that out before somebody tells to use MacJanitor to defrag. :cool:

Due to the way HFS+ (the Mac's filesystem) works, defragmenting is unnecessary. Fragmentation is avoided on the fly while handling files.

rman · rman #4 (**permalink**)

10-24-2005, 10:25 AM

Here is Apple take on disk optimization with Mac OS X.

hojkoff_101 · hojkoff_101 #5 (**permalink**)

10-25-2005, 06:31 PM

Another cleaver idea from Apple!

technologist · technologist #6 (**permalink**)

10-25-2005, 07:51 PM

Actually, I don't think Jaguar defrags itself.

So I'd suggest Panther or Tiger as your defrag app. :mac:

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huffstar #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 04, 2004 Location: London ON Canada Posts: 75 Mac Specs: G4 867 Mhz 768 MB Ram	10-23-2005, 04:41 PM So I'm wondering if Mac janitor is the way to go for a defragmenter?? Is this the standard that everyone uses?? I had it before but I can't remember where I got it from (probably Version Tracker), but I"m also wondering if there is something better??
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hojkoff_101 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 18, 2005 Location: Edinburgh Scotland Posts: 225 Mac Specs: Macbook 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4Gb RAM	10-25-2005, 06:31 PM Another cleaver idea from Apple!
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technologist #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,744 Mac Specs: 12" Apple PowerBook G4 (1.5GHz)	10-25-2005, 07:51 PM Actually, I don't think Jaguar defrags itself. So I'd suggest Panther or Tiger as your defrag app. :mac:
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