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Thanks in advance!

Ah, corteasy! You sure know how to open a kettle of worms!
If you have a look at much of the discussion lower down in the thread that starts at http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1527952&tstart=0 you will find this extensively discussed, with various links provided.
The "official" Apple answer is basically "not usually", though they point to a few exceptions (linked to in the thread I mention).
Fragmentation of files on Macs is rarely a problem while you have a nice empty HD. It can become a problem when the disc is close to full, however, as the Apple system essentially reduces "file fragmentation" by a process which can increase "free space" fragmentation. Eventually this reduces the effectiveness of the built in defrag routines.
For a general article on maintenance of OSX (even though it hasn't been updated fo rLeopard it essentially still all applies) it is hard to go past the article at http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html . Despite the slightly off putting name, its author, Randy Singer is a long term Mac Guru who was a coauthor of several editions of the excellent (but now superceded) "Mac Bible".
But don't expect this discussion to stop here. Many people have deeply held views about the question of fragmentation on macs and how to deal with it, both pro and anti! Ultimately it all boils down to the sort of work you do with your Mac, how full the HD is, and the like. I doubt that you will have to worry about it much, unless you are into working with large video files and the like, until you are down to the last 20% of free space on your HD (and even then some will deny that it matters, though I don't agree with them).
The MacAttorney link also includes some other good advice on regular maintenance processes.
Cheers
Rod
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