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Right: it's defragmenting the directory, not the files. tooki

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu I guess I have to put it in simpler terms for you: There is no need for you to take a patronizing tone like that to anyone here. tooki

Obviously I do if I've tried to explain the concept of file system fragmentation repeatedly, and yet someone still refuses to believe that HFS+ would be affected by it. I would thi…

Quote: Originally Posted by maxhedrum As no one has mentioned it yet, there is one thing you should be aware of in OSX pertaining to system maintenance. It's basicly designed t…

Oh the usual, boring debate. One guy good heartedly asks if any defrag tool available and which is the "best", half of zealots attack "it is not needed". Hello? MS claims it is no…

Quote: Originally Posted by Ilgaz Oh the usual, boring debate. One guy good heartedly asks if any defrag tool available and which is the "best", half of zealots attack "it is no…

I am not mad to call you (Charles) a "zealot". "What utilities, programs or applications do you guys receommend for optimizing my new MBP?" I say the truth about Defrag and even …

Quote: Originally Posted by Ilgaz I am not mad to call you (Charles) a "zealot". Er... Quote: "What utilities, programs or applications do you guys receommend f…

That must be fault of "Atomic Bird". In fact I purchased Macaroni since for a strange reason anacron wasn't running here. I bought it since I wanted scripts run and they run when m…

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu *sigh* So tell me ... Is a fragmented file read just as fast as a continuous file? Answer that basic question. I'm willing to bet that …

Quote: Originally Posted by Ilgaz That must be fault of "Atomic Bird". In fact I purchased Macaroni since for a strange reason anacron wasn't running here. I bought it since I w…

Quote: Originally Posted by analogika I'm willing to bet that you wouldn't be able to tell the difference UNLESS you're working with HUGE streams of media (say 30+ channels of a…

A "non geek", non advanced user new to Mac world asks a question. I like having old crash logs etc too, you may like too, it is not the question. Ordinary user does NOT want mega…

I am a video editor and "monster like" 15k RPM SCSI towers are very usual to us. Everyone has http://www.oo-software.com/en/products/oodefrag/pro/ or http://www.diskeeper.com/de…

Quote: Originally Posted by Ilgaz Ordinary user asking how to optimize and general maintanance, I answer him. I also (at my first post) tell the common misconception that defrag…

Hi. My problem is that the Finder crashes and restarts every 5 seconds! Have tried almost everything now, getting desperate! This is the log file in the console. CrashReporter…

Install any new applications? What did you do before it started happening? (I won't be able to help you but this info may be useful to those who can)

It would be nice if you could post the contents of the crash log. Besides that, did you try the standard troubleshooting procedures like trashing the preferences, moving all files…

Having files on desktop is a vulnerability?

This has happened to me twice as well since upgrading to 10.4.5. For me, the Finder begins to crash once every second or so. It's impossible to do anything without a hard reset. M…

Hmm. This happened to me once upon a time (running 10.3.0). Apple had me do an archive & install. I don't know what the problem was but that fixed it.

Post the crash log. It might help...

I'm almost 100% certain that it's caused by a corrupted font. Try logging in as a different user - if that works OK then it's a font that's in /Users/yourusername/Library/Fonts, o…

Incidentally, someone posted a tip at MacOSXhints.com which was about the exact same issue (not the OP was it?). Basically it turned out to be a problem file on the desktop but the…