Defrag Raid?

Is it possible or advisable to defrag a raid 1 set?

power mac g5 late 2004 build, Mac OS X (10.5.1), dual maxtor 250gb drives 2.5 processor

Posted on Dec 2, 2007 7:28 PM

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Dec 3, 2007 5:08 AM in response to TSN

There is some value in doing a backup, erase and restore.
Moving up to Leopard, I've rebuilt all my RAIDs.

And there is value: you get a backup! But I am not a fan of defragging usually, unless your work with audio or video is improved.

Some files will be - when rewritten - written back as a single unfragmented file.
On some systems, mixed results on latency, searches, and writing updates.

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