Should you defrag your flash drive? The answer is no. This article will gives you two reason why you shouldn’t do so.
- 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.
- 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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bagus. aku baru tahu pasal mende neh. hehe
tq arr… info yang sangat bagus untuk pakcik…..
oic. just know about it.
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aku tak pernah terfikir nk defrag… tp post ni membuatkan aku xkan defrag punye..hohooh
Also to add, thumb drive is a solid state device, no mechanical part is involved