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Defrag
Does Defragging the NAS have any effect on performance? If so, how would I go about defragging it using Windows (64 bit, Windows 7 Ultimate)?
kturcotte wrote: Does Defragging the NAS have any effect on performance?
the short answer is no. *
If so, how would I go about defragging it using Windows (64 bit, Windows 7 Ultimate)?
you wouldn't, because the nas itself runs an embedded version of linux
* the long answer is in most cases linux does not need defrag, and in the cases where fragmentation is a problem typically on very full filesystems, the best way is to reformat/factory default (backup first, then restore).
linux defrag is still in development and not supported or recommended.
the best way to fight fragmentation is to keep 10-20% free space available
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