Deleting large video files.

[mantic]

I know OS X defrags on the fly but only for realatively small files.

Am I going to end up with a really fragmented HD after deleting large video files once I'm done with them?

 

[-DH]

>>Am I going to end up with a really fragmented HD after deleting large video files once I'm done with them?<<

Probably so. If that bothers you, or if it causes a slow down in performance, use a defragmenting program. I use TechTools Pro whenever I have the need.

-DH

 

[mantic]

>>Am I going to end up with a really fragmented HD after deleting large video files once I'm done with them?<<

Probably so. If that bothers you, or if it causes a slow down in performance, use a defragmenting program. I use TechTools Pro whenever I have the need.

-DH

Yes.. It does bother me.

What are my other options?

 

[bigbossbmb]

use an external hard drive

 

[dolphin842]

The developer of the SuperDuper backup app claims you can defrag a drive by making an external backup of your disk, boot from the external, and then erase-and-copy to the internal. Any idea if this actually works?

 

[apfhex]

Any idea if this actually works?

Yes, because when the data gets written back to the drive it won't be in fragments.

 

[mantic]

Yes, because when the data gets written back to the drive it won't be in fragments.

Doesn't that then leave the external fragmented?

Really leaves me a little aggrivated that we don't have a defrag tool built in.