Re: OT : Slow HD...

["Per Boysen" <perboysen@gmail.com>]

That "Disk too slow" error message in Logic usually doesn't mean a
disk IS too slow or even fragmented (see my other post for hints on
how to get rid of the annoying error mess). But as Olivier says you
can fragment a drive by recording long files. You can fix that with a
utility disk tool applications, but personally I think takes too long
time. My way is to keep two big external FireWire drives where I
record big files and keep my project folders. Now and then I format
one of them, just wiping everything and making the disk as newborn,
and then I copy all of the other drive's content to it. This is a very
quick process that fits better into a working day situation. Can be
done on the side as well by simply popping the FW drives into another
Mac.

Per



On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:44 AM, o. malhomme @ laposte. net
<o.malhomme@laposte.net> wrote:
> "supposedly, defragging a mac disk is unnecessary. not sure if that's 
>true,
> but that's what i heard."
>
>
> Well you have to keep in mind several things
>
> 1) OSX defrags only small files. In case of audio and video files, you 
>can
> have files too big for OSX to act
> 2) OSX defrag doesn't include pulling of free space like soft used to do.
> Basically free space becomes a mess. And anytime you use it, it becomes
> harder, especially if you filled your drive.
> That is partly why, among other reasons, it is often advised to not too 
>fill
> your disk. With proper disk management, it wouldn't be necessary.
>
> This is why I would advise anyway still to use an utilitary soft to 
>perform
> this.
>
> One may not agree with me though.
>
> Olivier