All filesystems will fragment but newer ones are more resistant to fragmenting so badly. Useful in certain circumstances but it's less of an issue than it was with FAT or regular HFS. My answer on Server fault fits here as well : I suggest also taking a look at Server Fault's answers as well: Mac OS X 10.2 and later includes delayed allocation for Mac OS Xįragmentation was often caused by continually appending data to existingĪggressive read-ahead and write-behind caching means that minor Hard disk capacity is generally much greater now than a few years ago. Your mileage may vary.I think the best answer for this comes straight from this apple support KB Isn't that at least a part of what upgrades are for, to reward loyalty? Sadly this is not the case with this developer. A returning customer after 5 years who left at least in part due to the software having technical difficulties should, in my opinion not have to start over and repurchase a license when upgrade pricing is available. I appreciate that a developer has to earn a living but I also appreciate good customer service. I wrote the developer and asked to renew, but I was flatly refused. All other versions will qualify for an upgrade price. Version 1 users must repurchase a license as new. A line was drawn in the sand and some users were left on the other side of the line. I am willing to try again if they would offer an upgrade to a former user (and fan). I am ready to revisit iDefrag as they have continued to improve their software and a few versions have gone by since I was a customer. I now use an iMac and have returned to the mainstream Mac fold. I was using a hackintosh setup and while their DRM was part of the problem, my set up could have contributed to it as well. I was having a good deal of trouble with it’s licensing and DRM set up. ![]() I stopped using iDefrag about 5 years ago. I have used iDefrag for many years and in truth I find no fault in the way it performs - mostly. I am not pleased with this developers idea of customer loyalty. I look forward to some help, as my work is halted until I finish defragging some drives, and I'm wondering if I need to budget 28 hours of computer downtime per 650GB of hard drive defragging :-| Model: Expansion Portable HDD (STEA4000400)Ĭonnection: Seagate's USB 3 Elgato USB 3ĪLSO - Regarding upgrading from iDefrag 1.7.3 to 2.2.8 (per Corialis website suggestion for OS10.9.5): ![]() Skip files that cannot be defragmented due to lack of free space: SELECTED/CHECKEDĬonnection: MacBook Pro ThunderBolt 1 Elgato ThunderBolt 2 I'm wondering: Does this mean I have another 14+ hours left to wait for this, and if so, is this normal/OK for iDefrag to take some 14-28 hours to optimize 650GB on a 4TB drive?!Įnable per-class sorting: SELECTED/CHECKED I recently upgraded my OS from 10.7 to 10.9.5, and I already had iDefrag 1.7.3 (229), which I'm using now.Īs we speak, I'm about 14+ hours into a iDefrag Optimize on a 4TB external drive that only has 650GB used, and the Location Indicator is only about halfway through the populated area of the Whole Disk Display. Hi MU community! I hope someone might be able to advise me here. The license information can be obtained from the Coriolis Systems' website Note: Coriolis Systems Limited is shut down and does not provide any support for its products. ![]()
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