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defragmentation

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 7:22 pm
by wave
is it possible or recommended to defragment an HDD volume with L2 write and read cache enabled? or is it better to disable primocache first? Thanks!

Re: defragmentation

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 8:55 am
by Jaga
When doing defrags I typically pause the read/write caches, ensuring they'll retain as much content as they can. You can leave it enabled to help speed the defrag a little bit, but usually the cache ends up with data in it you didn't really want, so pausing is typically the best.

Re: defragmentation

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 3:20 pm
by wave
Jaga wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 8:55 am When doing defrags I typically pause the read/write caches, ensuring they'll retain as much content as they can. You can leave it enabled to help speed the defrag a little bit, but usually the cache ends up with data in it you didn't really want, so pausing is typically the best.
thanks for reply. I disabled automatic defrag so I can pause primocache before defragmenting.

Re: defragmentation

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:10 pm
by minhgi
Been using diskeeper with primocache for longest. Use with effecient mode and pretty much optimize your hard disk awhile keep the L2 cache intact. Using full auto defrag isn't a good idea since cách retention suck. Get push out l2 cách often.