Why won't VM stay defragged?
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mdurisseau
- Posts: 69
- Joined: 25. Jan 2009, 19:17
- Primary OS: Mac OS X other
- VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
- Guest OSses: WinXP
- Location: Texas
Why won't VM stay defragged?
Any ideas? The VM definitely works faster once it's defragged, but it has to be done, for me, about weekly. I'm on a Macbook with a WinXP guest, 2GB of RAM...
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Uzume
- Posts: 90
- Joined: 9. Sep 2009, 21:10
- Primary OS: MS Windows XP
- VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
- Guest OSses: MS Windows 2003, PureDarwin
Re: Why won't VM stay defragged?
Defragmentation is a function of HDDs and the OS--a better OS will have better defragmentation capability. If you do not like it, I recommend you do not run that OS. Another options is to not store your VBox images on a HDD by using something that is not susceptible to fragmentation delays like an SSD, etc. (as a cheap choice you could even go with an SD[HC/XC] card or a USB flash drive).