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Q: can i defrag my hard drive mac

how do i defrag my macbook its getting very slow?

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Posted on Apr 25, 2011 8:39 AM

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Q: can i defrag my hard drive mac

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  • by David Bel1,

    David Bel1 David Bel1 Apr 25, 2011 8:48 AM in response to rayfrombray
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    Apr 25, 2011 8:48 AM in response to rayfrombray

    Hi

    I'm not sure there is such a thing on Mac OSX, it think only Windows uses HD defrag.

    if your macbook is getting slow , have you thought about doing the following?

     

    Repair permission

    zap the Pram

    make sure you have enough free space on your HD (at least 2- 3Gb)

     

    hope it helps

     

    D

  • by Bob Lang1,

    Bob Lang1 Bob Lang1 Apr 25, 2011 8:49 AM in response to David Bel1
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    Apr 25, 2011 8:49 AM in response to David Bel1

    While you're zapping the Pram, you can add Reset the SMC to the list.

     

    Bob

  • by allensood,

    allensood allensood Jun 7, 2011 5:02 AM in response to rayfrombray
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    Jun 7, 2011 5:02 AM in response to rayfrombray

    Mac automatically defragments but to some extents like

    less than 20 MB of file size

    file should not be already busy

    should not be read-only

     

    fragmented files can slow down your applications and longer startup launch

    You can try yourself to fasten your Mac by using simple and easy methods like

     

    Cleanup the unwanted data and files

    Uninstall the aaplications which you do not wish to keep on your Mac

    Clear the startup items

    Keep atleast 20% free space for boot Macintosh HD

    Repair Disk permissions

    Cleanup the unused destop items and trash bin

    Or you can use - Stellar Defrag Drive, iDefrag