I am running an iMac G-3 Power PC with a Mac OS 10.3.9. Do I need to defragment my Hard Disk and, if so, what is the simplest way to do this? Thanks.
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Jump to PostProbably not.
Most unix-like systems dont have issues with fragmentation. I believe that as the OSX filesystem (HFS+) is journalised, it defrags when idle (but dont take my word for that)
Jump to PostYou do not have to defragment your hard drive (for reasons stated above), but if you do not leave your Mac running (all the time / at night) then some essential scripts may not be performed.
You can perform these maintenance tasks manually with apps like these:
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