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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1080565"><p>Easier, better and free method of "defragging."</p><p></p><p>1. Use a clone program (<a href="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html" target="_blank">SuperDuper</a> or <a href="http://www.bombich.com/" target="_blank">Carbon Copy Cloner</a>) to make a bootable backup of your entire drive onto an external.</p><p></p><p>2. Boot from the clone just to make sure its totally fine.</p><p></p><p>3. From the cloned drive, use Disc Utility to erase the original boot drive. I use the "zero out" option.</p><p></p><p>4. Now clone back.</p><p></p><p>5. Boot from the fresh (original) boot drive.</p><p></p><p>I do this about once a year, but I'm a heavy user. Most normal users have no need to do this over the expected five-year life of the machine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1080565"] Easier, better and free method of "defragging." 1. Use a clone program ([URL="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html"]SuperDuper[/URL] or [URL="http://www.bombich.com/"]Carbon Copy Cloner[/URL]) to make a bootable backup of your entire drive onto an external. 2. Boot from the clone just to make sure its totally fine. 3. From the cloned drive, use Disc Utility to erase the original boot drive. I use the "zero out" option. 4. Now clone back. 5. Boot from the fresh (original) boot drive. I do this about once a year, but I'm a heavy user. Most normal users have no need to do this over the expected five-year life of the machine. [/QUOTE]
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