Defrag partition

If im going to be adding a partition to my HD should i defrag it first? it just seems to me like it would be better for that partition to have a whole section of the physical HD to itself rather than having it slip up all around

always defrag before make any partitions when you use a shitty fs.

>>1
Partitions are usually allocated in a sequential manner (exceptions are partitions created by logical volume managers) -- the fragmentation on your filesystems matters not to the unallocated space (which I assume you have, or you'll have to resize a filesystem to make place -- resizing may or may not defrag your filesystem in the process).

*bang* shoot yourself if you dont know what defragging actually does.

IF ITS A NEW HDD THERE IS NO FUCKING NEED TO DEFRAG IT!

even if it's an old hdd that your going to format there is no need.

pls. ffs. can all dipshits please take dumb-fuckin-questions to google first. PLS!!!

um, i completely understand what defragging does... the files are chopped up around the hard drive so that each little space can be used. defragging puts them back into whole blocks.

i just figured that if you were to devote a whole section of your hard drive to a new partition, you would want that partition to have a solid block to use.

screw the elitist fags who are >>2, >>3 and >>4

your basic common sense would seem to be correct, and here is why it isn't necessarily.

there are two basic types of partitioning situations, those that require you to resize partitions and those that don't.

if you do not have to resize partitions, your existing partitions aren't touched at all, and you don't have to worry about them if you add a new partition.

if you do have to resize partitions, yes, it would make sense that to be safest, you should defrag first.  however, most defrag utilites don't necessarily put all the files at the start of the partition.  so i would back up all data first and try to be sure your power won't be interrupted during the resize.

screw the elitist fags who are >>2, >>3 and >>4

your basic common sense would seem to be correct, and here is why it isn't necessarily.

there are two basic types of partitioning situations, those that require you to resize partitions and those that don't.

if you do not have to resize partitions, your existing partitions aren't touched at all, and you don't have to worry about them if you add a new partition.

if you do have to resize partitions, yes, it would make sense that to be safest, you should defrag first.  however, most defrag utilites don't necessarily put all the files at the start of the partition.  so i would back up all data first and try to be sure your power won't be interrupted during the resize.

lulz

i always love a comeback that gets double posted :)

lulz >>8 is a gayfag

>>I didn't read >>2, >>3, and >>4
 Fix'd for accuracy.

>>7
What; defragging is just as "risky" as resizing.  The partition isn't actually resized until all the data has been moved away.

lulz

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