Bcachefs Merges New On-Disk Format Version For Linux 6.11, Working Toward Defrag

[NotMine999]

We need a Systemd-defragmentd:

"Checking your filesystem 1/10"
"Please don't turn off your computer…"

systemd-updated must be out there somewhere. I know that Windows 10 & 11 have been beta-testing it for years

"Windows Linux is updating your filesystem 1/10"
"Please don't turn off your computer…"

[NotMine999]

Aww... I was hoping we'd get a graphical defragger, even if just for kicks.

Ya want the GNOME 4 or KDE version of the GUI? Or maybe you'll want to wait for the spin that is coded in Qt6 ?

And there are development issues surrounding the Curses flavor of the GUI.

[User29]

Ah yes, I remember how satisfying it was staring at this in the good old MSDOS days.

this always pleased my OCD

[avis]

That's one of my happy memories.

I'd run CCleaner to clear files, a registry cleaner called Registry Clean Expert, and then leave VoptXP running (a visual defragmenter) before heading to highschool or before bed. And when I got back, I'd get to see my squeaky-clean Windows XP, run a ram optimizer (can't recall which ones), and play Morrowind, Spellforce, Maplestory, and Gothic.

I had a screaming fast Pentium single-core CPU, a revolutionary Geforce FX 5500, and future-proof 1 GB of that sexy DDR2 RAM. And I squeezed more juice out of this monster with RivaTuner.

CCleaner - better do it manually if you know where to look.
Registry cleaners - all of them are snake oil and some actually manage to break Windows.
And I still use Vopt - probably the fastest defragmenter ever for Windows. I still have spinning rust where it's applicable.

[hyperchaotic]

Ah yes, I remember how satisfying it was staring at this in the good old MSDOS days.

[reba]

For those that use btrfs and want something similar to the old defrag style graphics there is btrfs-heatmap.

What a coincidence! Just this morning I stumbled across btrfs-heatmap and thought how nice it would be to have it for other filesystems. It's so interesting how the filesystem is in use, how it fills, what can be cleaned up for that extra performance...

Then, again, I'm glad I really don't have to care for defragmemtation anymore at all.

Ah, past memories...

[Mitch]

And optimizing HDD spin layout so the game of the week and its mods were at the front of the drive

Good ole days my ass

I don't miss HDDs by any means, but I remember partitioning them so that music and other media would all go to the less-performant parts of the disks, while programs and games would go to the more-performant parts.

Also, I always tried to get the page file 2x my RAM and have it sit, defragmented, as close to the front of the drive as possible.

It was even better when you had TWO hard drives and could take advantage of the parallelism! (e.g. Windows + Apps on drive 1 as C:, Games + media on drive 2, partitioned as D: + E:, with Pagefile on both drives)

[Mitch]

really now? thats what i hated the most. (not the result but the process)

It's not fun for everyone that's for sure. Some people only want to leave their car at the mechanic, while others really like to get their hands dirty maintaining and tuning all the little car things. I'm like the latter person, but for computers and phones. I like tuning and maintaining them. I prefer the maintenance take care of itself, but I'm still a fan of tuning stuff to fit my preferences.

It's part of how I eventually became a Linux enthusiast.

[skeevy420]

That's one of my happy memories.

I'd run CCleaner to clear files, a registry cleaner called Registry Clean Expert, and then leave VoptXP running (a visual defragmenter) before heading to highschool or before bed. And when I got back, I'd get to see my squeaky-clean Windows XP, run a ram optimizer (can't recall which ones), and play Morrowind, Spellforce, Maplestory, and Gothic.

I had a screaming fast Pentium single-core CPU, a revolutionary Geforce FX 5500, and future-proof 1 GB of that sexy DDR2 RAM. And I squeezed more juice out of this monster with RivaTuner.

And optimizing HDD spin layout so the game of the week and its mods were at the front of the drive

Good ole days my ass

[loganj]

That's one of my happy memories.
....

really now? thats what i hated the most. (not the result but the process)