No defragmentor?

[Nao57]

So I looked around at other threads from like 2012, and between here and then. Some of the discussions were that Linux didn't really have a standard defragment program.

Has that changed or is that still the same?

It would seem like... if you change the oil in your car it would last longer. Not sure why there wouldn't be a defrag program based on the same idea. There's still going to be wear and tear on the 'car', even if its more like a Honda (Linux) than an older lemon mobile (Windows).

 

[Condobloke]

Running Linux?.......you are now in the Rolls Royce league.

Defragging unnecessary.

Breathe a sigh of relief.

(if you run either a nvme or a SSD, they never require defragging anyway

 

[osprey]

Linux didn't really have a standard defragment program

Why?
It's a matter of intelligence, as pointed out here:

Why Linux Doesn’t Need Defragmenting

If you’re a Linux user, you’ve probably heard that you don’t need to defragment your Linux file systems. You’ll also notice that Linux distributions don’t come with disk-defragmenting utilities. But why is that?

www.howtogeek.com

If you want a fuller more technical exposition of just how that intelligence works, it's here:

ext4 Filesystem — The Linux Kernel documentation

 

[Nao57]

Thank you very much. I guess I was overthinking things. have a nice week.

 

[Condobloke]

Better to ask the question than to always be in doubt.

 

[Brickwizard]

I guess I was overthinking things

The more you use Linux, the more you will start noticing small differences in both the way Linux works, and you work with it, you can let yourself get bothered by it, or just think well it just works, and if it ain't broke don't fix it.