Questions about defrag of Harddisk

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  1. henryting

    henryting Regular member

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    Hi,
    I have been told that defrag of harddisk frequently will destroy the harddisk. Is that true?
     
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  2. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    First I've heard of that....but all use whether regular maintenance or everyday use will impose wear and tear on the drive and shorten it's life span.
     
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  3. Car.Mike

    Car.Mike Active member

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    henryting,
    I think someone is pulling your leg. If you do not defrag then the data the computer is looking could be all over the HD in different places ,thusly causing the HD to work harder to find all of the data it needs to do the compilation. Just defrag the HD as they are really cheap now and do not worry
     
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