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Subject Author Date Defragmeting a USB drive Tristan 10-21-2006  Re: Defragmeting a USB drive Gordon Darling 10-21-2006  Re: Defragmeting a USB drive Macarro 10-24-2006  Re: Defragmeting a USB drive Ken Ward 10-24-2006  Re: Defragmeting a USB drive Sebastian Gotts... 10-24-2006  Re: Defragmeting a USB drive Rick Merrill 12-02-2006  Re: Defragmeting a USB drive MC 12-02-2006
Posted by Tristan on October 21, 2006, 6:04 am If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options I have just realised that I can defragment the memory of my USB (128MB) drive by using the Windows XP disk defragmenter, but I am a little confused. I do not understand if there is any real benefit doing this as I always though that the flash memory (USB) does not contain a hard disk with platers and the way Windows acces it is much different. Anyone can explain if is there any point defragmenting a USB memory drive? Posted by Gordon Darling on October 21, 2006, 7:47 am If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 11:04:20 +0100, Tristan wrote: > > I have just realised that I can defragment the memory of my USB (128MB) > drive > by using the Windows XP disk defragmenter, but I am a little confused. > > I do not understand if there is any real benefit doing this as I always > though that > the flash memory (USB) does not contain a hard disk with platers and the > way > Windows acces it is much different. > > Anyone can explain if is there any point defragmenting a USB memory drive? No, the life of a USB flash memory drive is measured in number of writes. If you continually defrag such a drive you will shorten its life. Regards Gordon Posted by Macarro on October 24, 2006, 6:08 am If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options > No, the life of a USB flash memory drive is measured in number of writes. > If you continually defrag such a drive you will shorten its life. > > Regards > Gordon > But does it make it quicker? Because it maybe worth it, after all you only defrag once a month or so. Today I have bought a Crucial (http://www.crucial.com/uk/) USB stick and they guarantee it will work for life, either they are liers or there is some small letter that I have missed. Posted by Ken Ward on October 24, 2006, 9:27 am If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options >> No, the life of a USB flash memory drive is measured in number of writes. >> If you continually defrag such a drive you will shorten its life. >> >> Regards >> Gordon >> > > >But does it make it quicker? Because it maybe worth it, after all you only >defrag once a month or so. > >Today I have bought a Crucial (http://www.crucial.com/uk/) USB stick and >they >guarantee it will work for life, either they are liers or there is some >small letter >that I have missed. It does - it works for the life of the USB stick. Posted by Sebastian Gottschalk on October 24, 2006, 11:00 pm If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options Macarro wrote: > But does it make it quicker? No. Why it should it? Flash RAM is a random-access media that doesn't benefit from sequential block queries. > they guarantee it will work for life The life of a one-day fly. Similar Threads Posted Whole drive =?UTF-8?B?Y3J5cHQ/?= November 16, 2008, 3:46 pm Drive Crypt November 23, 2008, 6:07 am Hard Drive scrub June 17, 2005, 6:18 am Protecting my hard drive? September 14, 2005, 7:25 pm Pocket Windows, able to see IDE drive? September 1, 2006, 1:15 pm Can you keep a secret? This encrypted drive can... October 30, 2006, 11:25 pm External Drive Encryption April 5, 2007, 9:29 am Failed Hard Drive May 16, 2005, 7:20 pm Password lost on a USB Jump drive September 5, 2005, 5:25 pm Secrity applications that run on USB flash drive April 29, 2006, 11:06 am