C.G. Computer poll. Defragment and Error Checker.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

Do you check for errors and/or defragment your hardrive(s)?

Now, it doesn't make any difference if you use the one(s) that come with Windows or a Third Party, e.g. Norton Disk Doctor, Speed Disk, etc.

[billyskank]

1. I never defrag my drive

I've never even heard of such a utility for Linux. On the other hand, my filesystems get checked (fsck) every single time I boot up.

You gave no option for that. :P

[Crazy Guggenheim]

2. This is for people who can defrag a disk. BTW, Linux sucks .........

:popcorn: :popcorn:

[billyskank]

3. You're right, Linux isn't ready for the desktop.

I'm gonna go out and buy Windows. Then I will be 1337.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

4. Whadda-ya-mean? S'plain.

"Then I will be 1337."

[billyskank]

5. Then I will be a 1337 h4x0r

and I will be able to p0wn some n00bs.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

8. Did you get my PM?

[billyskank]

24. Just now

I went and watched the X-Files for a bit. :)

[Crazy Guggenheim]

25. LOL.

[no name no slogan]

10. d00d j00 4R3 1337!!!!111!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet

And you're also fsck-ed every time you boot up!

:yourock: :headbang: :bounce:

[billyskank]

26. Thank you, but no, I am so n00b it hurts

:)

[aePrime]

6. I've never defragmented either

because I too run Linux.

Oh, and you haven't found a Linux utility to do so because you don't need to.

The *nix filesystems all work off of inodes, which keep a list of segments on the harddrive. *nix filesystems do a good job of defragmenting in the background -- none of this silly Windows, "I need a user to explicitly tell me to clean up my harddrive," business.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

7. Linux sucks .......

:popcorn:

[aePrime]

11. Alas

I can not rebut such a well-articulated and thought out attack. Clearly, you have shown me no mercy and I have no choice but to see the error of my ways.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

14. HA!!

:popcorn:

[no name no slogan]

12. And Windows blows

FreeBSD p0wn5 j00 411!!!!111

[Crazy Guggenheim]

15. Here!

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

[RevCheesehead]

9. Hey, CG - just for the hell of it...

would ya go ahead and post the Brazillian joke anyways?

(BTW, I defragment every 2 weeks or so - and doesn't the program automatically check for errors before it begins?)

[Crazy Guggenheim]

13. *I think* in some versions it does check for errors automatically.

OTOH, if you use one of the third party ones it doesn't. The Brazilian joke I will use for any more Linux users that show up.

:popcorn:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

17. HA! I just did it!

[RevCheesehead]

30. Quick! Paging Southland Shari!!!

:popcorn:

[meganmonkey]

16. Last time I tried to defrag my computer it laughed at me

and it said:

'Silly Monkey, there is almost nothing on your hard drive! All you do is sit on your lazy ass and post on DU! What files could I possibly move around that would make a difference?'

It was kind of embarrassing :blush:

[catmandu57]

18. At least once a month

I'm out of the house the first of every month, before I leave I run scandisc, the start defrag before I leave. It's all done when i get home.

[no name no slogan]

19. The only reason to defrag is

if you download too much pr0n. Otherwise your average Joe/Jane User doesn't need to do it very often.

Norton and the other "utilities" companies are just out to make a buck off ignorant people who have too much time and money on their hands, and who download sh!t like Gator and other spyware of the interwebs.

:popcorn:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

21. Wrong.

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

[Crazy Guggenheim]

20. For those who want to run the Error Checker manually.

Click/Dbl click on "My Computer". Note: Do not click on the shortcut to your hard drive.

Right click on your hardrive - Properties - Tools.
Find the Error Checker which - in XP - is the top box and click Check Now. A new box appears and click on both those items and click Start. It will work for a few seconds then a message will appear that it can't continue and did you want to check on reboot. Click Yes and the next time you reboot your computer it will check and fix errors.

[no name no slogan]

22. Serves you right for running Ex Pee

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

[Crazy Guggenheim]

23. WHOA! WE 'VE GOT A COMPUTER FLAME WAR!!

[no name no slogan]

27. ON THE INTERWEBS? THAT'S PREPOSTEROUS!!!

AMIGAS RULE!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!! :7

[Crazy Guggenheim]

28. That new technology called floppy disks are amasing aren't they?

[lpbk2713]

29. I try to do my prev maint on Sundays.

Defrag, VirusScan, SpyBot, Spyware Doctor, AdAware, Window Washer.
I do it while I'm reading the paper and watching the ball games.

[Chicken Girl]

31. In my former life I used to defrag every once in a while...

...whenever I started to notice a performance hit from fragmentation (but I must be a lot more sensitive to this stuff than Windows is - every time I've started the defragger, looked at the drive and said, "Yep, that needs defragged alright", Windows has disagreed with me.)

But now I use Linux. Neener neener neener. :D

[Crazy Guggenheim]

32. ..........

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

[brentspeak]

33. What happens if you run Windows and don't defrag?

Does it destroy a system?

[Crazy Guggenheim]

34. No the system will just slow down.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

35. Thank you everyone!