Don’t defrag flash drive

Monday, August 4th, 2008
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Should you defrag your flash drive? The answer is no. This article will gives you two reason why you shouldn’t do so.

  1. Flash drive does not work like a hard disk. There is no read/write head exist. Therefore, no matter where the data is save, it will not burdened the flash drive.
  2. There is a limit in the number of time that you can write to your flash drive. Defrag process involves read and write. As a consequence, your flash drive will die sooner.

So, don’t waste your time defragging the flash drive. Save it for your hard drive.

note: This article shows how long does a flash drive will last.

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5 Responses to “Don’t defrag flash drive”

  1. KNizam says:

    bagus. aku baru tahu pasal mende neh. hehe :mrgreen:

  2. Uncle G says:

    tq arr… info yang sangat bagus untuk pakcik…..

  3. alone says:

    oic. just know about it.

    thanks :wink:

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  4. topo says:

    aku tak pernah terfikir nk defrag… tp post ni membuatkan aku xkan defrag punye..hohooh

  5. NoktahHitam says:

    Also to add, thumb drive is a solid state device, no mechanical part is involved ;)

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