Networks
by tomsal
It all depends how much use the systems gets. A system that is more heavily (often used) will succumb to fragmentation faster than one that is less used.
Since servers, are well..SERVERS...they are good target for routine scheduling (just make sure you schedule off hours when no one is using them). We de-frag our servers about once a month, in the wee hours during weekends.
Our workstations are really only used for the proprietary database we have and email..so they take a while to fragment significantly - I keep watch on these stations, but unless they need it (greater than 10% fragmentation) I fragment them each quarter.
by fluidtech
From what I understand it depends a lot on how much file manipulation..ie, moves & deletes you perform.
Myself I pay close attention to performance, cause it is hard on the drive mechanism to do this too often.
by ecky007
I have heard that before, that it is hard on the drive. Is there some articles or things I could read on this of tests done? I read this one and sold me on the idea of defragging more frequently.
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