How to Repair and Defragment Linux System Partitions and Directories | Linux Today

How to Repair and Defragment Linux System Partitions and Directories

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Oct 23, 2019

People who use Linux often think that it doesn’t require defragmentation. This is a common misunderstanding across Linux users. Actually, the Linux operating system does support defragmentation. The point of the defragmentation is to improve I/O operations like allowing local videos to load faster or extracting archives significantly faster.

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