Yes, they do. There's an excellent article here: http://www.howtogeek.com/115229/htg-explains-why-linux-doesnt-need-defragmenting/ .. which talks all about it. The article also links to a description of various Linux disk utilities - this is well-worth reading for more details.
HTH, Adrian On 20 December 2013 16:14, p.lane <p.l...@lectrics.co.uk> wrote: > Knowledgable peeps. > Is it necessary to defrag Linux based partitions? > I was taught that defragging UNIX partitions wasn't ever necessary because > UNIX 'conspired to defragment'. > ie from the outset of creating data, semi-smart data handling routines > logically distributed file fragments about the partition for optimal > function and retrieval. > Does anyone know if various Linux distro's have similar functionality? > thanks. > > -- > P.Lane > Poole > Dorset > > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2014-01-07 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2014-01-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
