big46uk Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - My response to point 2 of the video was to indirectly implicate that using the Disk Utility roughly equate to the same amount of time as using defrag on Window. Instead of fragmentation house keeping the Mac OSX is for file permission and other system maintenance.You are the one thats trying to imply that I stated defragmentation is the same as file permission. which I disagree and ask you to clarify.So I think you are the one thats being defensive in the first place.
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - I'm not the one who is marking opposing comments with thumbs downs.And, if defragmentation and file permissions repairs are not the same, then why did you bring it up?Unless your hard drive is mostly empty space, permissions repairs don't take as long as drive defragmentation.
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - The term "default" is deceptive; EFI configures automatically based on your system's own unique parameters. The settings on one system may not be the same as on another. In other words, EFI settings are more accurately referred to as "optimal" for a specific configuration.And, just because you may keep a "default" setting on something, that alone does not mean that someone is a noob as there may be a good reason on why that setting is kept beyond just not wanting to mess with it.
big46uk Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - marking comments are what people on youtube are allow to do. even my comments are marked too so don't be silly.If I did not say defragmentation is the same as file permission then why are you trying to imply I stated such comment?unless you don't use your mac then the disk utility will run the same as a defrag with empty Harddisk.
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - Of course people are allowed to do so, but they are also expected to be a bit more responsible for it.Just because you can, it doesn't mean that you should unless the circumstances warrant it, such as a post that isn't on topic or is an insult against someone.As for your comments being marked, I didn't do that.And, I do a lot of cross platform work on Mac and Windows, including my own housekeeping. Defragging takes more time on my Windows machines than permissions repairs on my Macs.
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - For Windows taking the time, part of it is because I use PageDefrag in addition to the Windows Disk Defragmenter.This is to defragment system and page files that will not defragment under Windows Disk Defrag since they are files in active use by the OS; PageDefrag applies the defrag on those files during bootup.
big46uk Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - what make you think i mark your comments.use JKDefrag and schedule it you don't even need to run the app its all done in the background while you work on other more important things like watching youtube. hope you learn something. goodluck on your house keeping
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - Who else would? But if you didn't, then I apologize.And I do not like doing anything on a computer that is also performing any kind of service, including defragmentation; multitasking just gets in the way of the process and slows things down. In the case of Windows Disk Defrag, it can cause restarts of the defrag process though this may not be true with 3rd party defrag apps.The benefit of having multiple computers; when one is down for maintenance I have other machines for work and play.
big46uk Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - "multitasking gets in the way" ???? what are you on about. You should use window 95 and me. I think you are being a noob. defrag cause restart lol.
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - If you are allowing the computer to perform a defrag operation in the background and you are also doing something else at the same time on the same computer, it's called "multitasking." The reason it slows it down: the computer is having to deal with two or more tasks at one time.That takes more system resources and the machine has to do more at one time, which slows the process down. This is especially true if what you do during defrag takes up disk I/O.
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - As for "defrag cause restart:" you're a noob at English.Read my words more carefully.If you do something else, such as browsing the net, while performing a disk defrag USING WINDOWS DISK DEFRAGMENTER, any disk I/O that the browser may cause, such as reading from and writing to the internet cache will cause Windows Disk Defrag to RESTART THE DEFRAG PROCESS TO ACCOUNT FOR CHANGES TO THE CONTENTS OF THE HARD DRIVE.I never implied that the system would restart.
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - Hell, I never even SAID that the system would restart!Here's what I said: "In the case of Windows Disk Defrag, it can cause RESTARTS OF THE DEFRAG PROCESS, though this may not be true with 3rd party defrag apps."Read what I typed in caps. Does it say anything about defrag restarting the computer? What's up with your "defrag cause restart lol" bullshit, as if I said that it did?And, I've experience with Windows 9x, and older!
big46uk Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - De-fragmentation will not restart the Defrag process if you are using the browser, it just slows the process down dear Watson. Well it doesn't do it on me Window XP and Higher system. "Multitasking gets in the way" lol...
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - It can restart it because the browser involves disk I/O because of the browser cache.You are aware that the browser cache is stored in the hard drive and is one of many files and directories that are moved by the defragmentation process. This is most likely to happen if the volume is formatted FAT32 instead of NTFS.And, multitasking does get in the way as you even admitted yourself."It just slows the process down." That's obviously a comfirmation, Sherlock Poser.
big46uk Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - No it does not restart. I am defraging now and it does not restart because I am reply to your comments on this firefox browser running in window XP.
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - Using what defragmentation app?You gave me a tip using a 3rd party app, so that's what you're most likely using.Go back to what I've written and you should note that I'm talking about the Windows Disk Defragmenter. It's the one that comes with Windows and is just adequate for the job.I also said that the restarting may not happen with 3rd party apps.Short memory?
big46uk Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - I am using the MS window Defrag. And JKDefrag is based on the MS window Defrag API and so does many other 3rd party defrag. Still not getting the restart and I am watching youtube video clips. I guess there must be something special with my win XP & its defrag.
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - Okay then.Then I am stuck with old habits because of Win9x, so I'm sorry.But I still won't do other things while a computer is running a service op because I want it to finish as fast as possible with least chance of problems as possible, especially if the partition being serviced is an FAT (such as portable HDs as Mac and Win will read FAT, but Win can't natively read HFS+ and Mac can't natively read NTFS).
big46uk Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - Well I think you should try some of the new OS out. You might like the newer edition. Thing is you don't really run defrag every week. Well I don't anyway. I schedule it to run every month during night when I am asleep. So far my xp machine has been running for 4 years without any formatting or any kind of major crash.
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - I run software updates, scan (virus, adware, file system), defrag, and backup every two weeks.And, I prefer to do it myself rather than use a scheduler; I only have to deal with five computers.As for trying some of the new OSes out, why? Vista and XP are based on NT, so what's the real point there? About the only OS I want to try are AmigaOS4 and Ubuntu.Perhaps when I get or build a new non-Apple computer that's 64-bit is when Vista may get used (if I can't find a legal copy of XP 64-bit).
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - As for my Win experiences, I agree that they're stable so long as you use quality hardware, decently coded software and drivers, some common sense, and keep the software up to date. The same applies to Mac.OS X is more efficient in terms of code, and that does help it in terms of stability.But, no OS is immune to hardware failures.I had constant problems with BSoD on one of my Windows PCs and it was bad RAM while my sister has a G5 that kept getting kernal panics and it was a bad PSU.
big46uk Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - I am going to build a new PC with Vista 64 bit OS but I am just waiting for the price of the CPU to fall so I can get a Quad core or the new Intel i7. Ubuntu I got already its a nice OS. I don't know about AmigaOS4 I have not touched an amiga since the 90's. Is this new AmigaOS4 compatible with the intel architecture?
Watcher3223 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - As far as I know, the current OS4.1 is still native to PowerPC.And, there's a legal fracas about it between Amiga, Inc. and Hyperion.And, unfortunately I had already built up a computer not too long ago with Windows XP. Definitely, the CPUs are a real killer in terms of price, particularly if they're Intel and they're new models.If only AMD will get in gear and start competing again.
TheDarkHorseSoldierX Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - I have to say that you are a Windows boy.make a video about Mac using Windows Moviemaker...one word: LOOSER.
big46uk Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - Bios give the user choice to adjust settings, EFI give you NO choice. If you are a noob you just stick to the default setting. Not everyone are NOOBs.