Whats the Mac equivalent to Disk Defrag?

Newly converted PC guy....now a Mac guy. Just got my mac yesterday. I like to keep things clean on my computers.....what is the mac equivalent to disk defrag...and how do i do it?

bp4life71 wrote:
oh...in case your wondering why i put this here in bootcamp is because im trying to run bootcamp assistant and it tells me I have to reformat my drive to a particular format....i checked and its at that format.... So i was advised to clean my hard drive...ie disk frag to free up some space...this was the suggestion...
There is almost never a reason to defrag a Mac. Indeed, doing so can be a negative. Defrag is defrag regardless of the OS.
What you say above does not make much sense. Formatting and defraging are vastly different things. What is the exact wording of the message you refer to as "it tells me I have to reformat my drive to a particular format?"

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