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by **John Yotk** » Wed, 08 Jan 1997 04:00:00

> Hi:

> I am not sure if someone has asked similar question earlier or such information
> is available elsewhere. I will appreciate any response from linux gurus.

> I am running both windows95 and linux from the same harddisk (different
> partitions of course). My systems performance seems to have been degraded in
> last few months. Part of the reason I suspect is the frequent insertions and
> deletion of lots of information.

> I would like to find out from the linux community if it is safe to use a disk
> defragmentation program meant for windows95. Will it*up linux partition
> as well (right now I don't have time to experiment and re-install linux again).
> Is there a good defragmentation program which can work both for linux and
> win95?

> Thanks for response. It would be nice to hear a response posted on the net as

> -I. Ahmad

I have run the defrag for Windoze 95 on my computer without it upsetting
or
corrupting information on either my Linux partitions or its own. This
however,
is not a testimony to the safety of using any product made by Microsoft.

cu,
John

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by **I. Ahma** » Thu, 09 Jan 1997 04:00:00

Hi:

I am not sure if someone has asked similar question earlier or such information
is available elsewhere. I will appreciate any response from linux gurus.

I am running both windows95 and linux from the same harddisk (different
partitions of course). My systems performance seems to have been degraded in
last few months. Part of the reason I suspect is the frequent insertions and
deletion of lots of information.

I would like to find out from the linux community if it is safe to use a disk
defragmentation program meant for windows95. Will it*up linux partition
as well (right now I don't have time to experiment and re-install linux again).
Is there a good defragmentation program which can work both for linux and
win95?

Thanks for response. It would be nice to hear a response posted on the net as

-I. Ahmad

by **Theral Mack** » Thu, 09 Jan 1997 04:00:00

>> I am running both windows95 and linux from the same harddisk (different
>> partitions of course). My systems performance seems to have been degraded in
>> last few months. Part of the reason I suspect is the frequent insertions and
>> deletion of lots of information.

>> I would like to find out from the linux community if it is safe to use a disk
>> defragmentation program meant for windows95. Will it*up linux partition
>> as well (right now I don't have time to experiment and re-install linux again).
>> Is there a good defragmentation program which can work both for linux and
>> win95?

>> Thanks for response. It would be nice to hear a response posted on the net as

>I have run the defrag for Windoze 95 on my computer without it upsetting
>or corrupting information on either my Linux partitions or its own. This
>however, is not a testimony to the safety of using any product made by
>Microsoft.

Last I heard, there was a problem with NT's disk utility, it corrupts
linux partitions. As far as I know, lose'95 has no such bug. If it's about
the same as dos 6's defrag/scandisk utils (which I suspect) then I know no
harm will come to your drive (YMMV), at least it hasn't happeden to me
yet.

T-mack
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by **vp24n..** » Thu, 09 Jan 1997 04:00:00

>I would like to find out from the linux community if it is safe to use a disk
>defragmentation program meant for windows95. Will it*up linux partition
>as well (right now I don't have time to experiment and re-install linux again).
>Is there a good defragmentation program which can work both for linux and
>win95?

Linux doesn't need a disk defragmentation program. It is constantly
defragmenting the disk on its own. Any Windows95/DOS program will not
touch the Linux partition. Even fdisk won't recognize that linux partitions
exist in DOS. So, the answer is no it is not safe, even if a DOS defrag program
would work on a Linux partition.

Personally, I think the "performance degradation" is more of a perception than
an actual problem. When you add more/newer programs, they require more computer
resources. This leaves less for your older programs and the computer runs
"slower".

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Can I use defragment utility on a disk with Windows95 and Linux

Can I use defragment utility on a disk with Windows95 and Linux

Can I use defragment utility on a disk with Windows95 and Linux

Can I use defragment utility on a disk with Windows95 and Linux

Can I use defragment utility on a disk with Windows95 and Linux