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deftech · 07-16-03, 01:15 PM

Even with storage cards it won't matter. The reason to defrag with a hard drive is because it has to move around everything it needs to find the next "fragment" of a file you are accessing.

Because storage cards (or RAM, ROM, etc.) are solid state memory, they are able to access every memory location at the exact same speed. Therefore it does not matter if you defrag it or not.

The only thing I can think that would make these programs worth it, might be for a MicroDrive....but even they don't seem to have fragmenting problems IMO.

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deftech Aximsite Administrator Addicted Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,635 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Even with storage cards it won't matter. The reason to defrag with a hard drive is because it has to move around everything it needs to find the next "fragment" of a file you are accessing. Because storage cards (or RAM, ROM, etc.) are solid state memory, they are able to access every memory location at the exact same speed. Therefore it does not matter if you defrag it or not. The only thing I can think that would make these programs worth it, might be for a MicroDrive....but even they don't seem to have fragmenting problems IMO. __________________ Jordan M. Wigley Aximsite.com Email: jordan AT aximsite.com . To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Come join the friendly community at To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.