Why doesn’t Linux need defragmenting? is one of the better explanations of the inner workings of the Windows and Linux filesystems. It is a quick but interesting read, where the author challenges himself to give a non-technical, relatively simple answer to the question as to why certain filesystems are afflicted with fragmentation more than others are. He uses diagrams that represent small hypothetical hard drives to explain how data is written to various file systems. This is an outstanding and lucid explanation as to an area where Linux definitely outshines other filesystems. Who knows, it might even spark an interest in some readers to go and find out more about Linux.
Why doesn’t Linux need defragmenting?
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