Buy iDefrag or restore the system via TimeMachine? What's the better/faster way?
Hi there!
I'm thinking about either buying iDefrag or restoring my system.
As I read on several websites there is no need to defrag Mac OS X because HFS+ automatically does (more or less). But: if the free space on the HD goes below 10% the OS can no longer defrag itself even if you delete files and free space increases again. Is that true at all?
As I had only 40GB left out of 500GB I am now thinking about what to do. Is there any need to defrag or restore (iDefrag: 27€ / system restore: just some time)? Would any of those two options speed up my Mac? Or should I do nothing? I'm not sure if the Mac is slower than it should be at all.
Thanks for your opinios and evaluations.
...if the free space on the HD goes below 10% the OS can no longer defrag itself even if you delete files and free space increases again. Is that true at all?
No.
Is there any need to defrag or restore (iDefrag: 27€ / system restore: just some time)?
About disk optimization with Mac OS X
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