Defragmentation.

From: David Marsh (davidmarsh99@mail.com)
Date: 01/13/03 

From: davidmarsh99@mail.com (David Marsh)
Date: 12 Jan 2003 17:54:33 -0800

Does defraging the hard drive actually do anything good for security?
E.g. with reference to slack space / cluster tips, etc?

Just curious. Thanks. David.

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