Carlos E. R. wrote:
The question for XP admins is if that task is really worthwhile; I mean, if having a computer off-line for several hours with heavy disk activity and wear, as compared to been perhaps a small percent slower in normal use.
I suspect that the aforementioned "several hours" is only with a very slow CPU. I've never timed mine, but I'd be surprised if it ever took as much as an hour. For workstations, it's something that can be done when they're not in use. E.g., start a defragmentation at work before going home at night, or at home before going to bed for the night. Servers could be more problematic, but even there, in most cases there are periods of low demand. The questions does still remain, "Does it really make any difference"? I'd guess that the vendors who sell the utilities, and the OEMs who include them, and the computer magazines that evaluate them wouldn't waste their time if there was no need. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org