This is a good companion to Anti-Buzz from last week regarding defrag. It is taken from a Diskeeper white paper by Thomas Faulkner.
Five DeFrag Myths
Myth: My system or network doesn’t have fragmentation.
Wrong. It is estimated that there are over 700 million PCs actively-in-use in the world today, and every single one of them has fragmentation issues to one degree or another.
Myth:I already have defrag software preinstalled in my operating system.
There is a kind of defragmentation software that comes pre-installed with many operating systems – but it is a technological dinosaur.
Myth: I have to replace my computer due to slow performance.
Not necessarily. It is very possible, that a defrag of the system with a high quality defragmenter will restore your ailing system or network to maximum performance.
Myth: Using defrag software is a hassle.
Modern defragmentation software is lightening fast compared to old pre-installed systems and the best ones are completely automatic
Myth:Defrag software is expensive.
Research shows that increased productivity, the reduction of down-time, and increased longevity of hardware with proper defrag systems make the relatively low cost of the software insignificant.